THE CAROLINA TIMES— Saturday, July 25, 1964—5
Picilure Hanging Care
You want to har g a picture.
Sounds simple. I but in some
homes this act of pecoration could ■
prove to be a costly stroke with
a hammer.
All-American Favorites
The nail, for instance, might
puncture a thin-w^ll piping that is
part of your home's drainage sys
tem, and your itnagination can
tell you what th^ results would
be.
According to thi; Cast Iron Soil
Pipe Institute, qri: te a few homeowners have foun ) a nasty result
■when they drove a nail through
the wall constnjiction of their
house. Plumbing contractors, too,
have reported thaiif in many instances after ins alling thin-wall
piping it was no! uncommon for
the carpenter to i^knowinly drive
nails through tiii easy-puncture
piping.
The InstituteI h a;; a simple piece
of advice. Obtaji architectural
drawings and m,i^ke sure where
the drainage systdrin in your home
is located. Disco /er if you can
what material the system is made
of. If it is not cast iron, care
should be taken 3 to where nails
are driven.
The only home (Jrain, waste and
vent piping that : impervious to
a prodding nail, ai will deflect it,
is qast iron soil p pe. the Institute
says. Its thicknes ; and sturdiness
will prevent the he;artbreaking and
costly experience of a homeowner
driving a nail in the wall and
having an ill-r jceived gusher
sprouting inside the walls as a
result.
THE INFORMAL CHARM that has made Early American furni
tu re a perennial favorite is epitomized in this gracious room
setting, featuring the new “Custom 2100” line by International
F urniture. Designed for the homemaker on a budget, the line
offers a choice of sofas in four sizes, plus companion and match
in g chairs in a rem arkable range of upholstery fabrics. Also
available are Italian Provincial, French Provincial, Traditional
a n d M odem styles.
Wing-back chair and sofa shown here are cushioned and
padded with longr-lasting urethane foam, which wiU keep it9
trim outlines and resilient good looks for the life of the furni
ture. Quality is assured because International subscribes to the
Standards of the National Association of Furniture Manufactur
ers and features its seal of integrity.
In this room, designer F rank Nosoff, N.S.I.D., has blended
shades of beige, muStard and blue. Decorator touches include
lam p table m ade from an old banister, and an apothecary chest
used as an end table. Carving over sofa is from the lintel of an
Old m antel piece.
Lawn Mowing Tips
With the power lawnmower
season now in ^ ’ing in most of
the United State^, here is a word
on why “safe njiowing is no ac
cident.”
•Many home ^ n e r s , d elisted
to be back outdoors after a long
winter, sometifiies forget the
basic fundamentals of safety in
using their power lawnmowers.
According to the Lawnmower
Division of Black, Sivalls &
Bryson, Inc., Kansas City, Mis
souri, one of the nation’s largest
producers of rotary ■ and reel
power lawnmowers, the mower
use and his family are protect
ed if a number of simple steps
will be carefully followed. Itiese
steps include the following:
1. Refresh your memory by
reading the operator’s manual
which came with the power
lawnmower. Make certain you
know how to stop the engine
quickly in the event an emer
gency develops.
2. Before you start the mower,
make an inspection of the lawn
to be cut.
Remove any rocks or stones
or small branches or other
dangerous material which could
be picked up by the blade and
shot through the air.
3. Make certain that when the
engine is started your hands and
feet are away from the blades.
4. Do not start the engine in a
garage or indoors. Make sure
you are outdoors where there is
fesh air and eartion monoxide
cannot collect.
5. This may spund strange, but
some people actually try to add
gasoline to an jengine while it is
running. This is one of the most
dangerous
activities possible.
Never ad<i ga-soline when the en
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gine is operating. Make sure the
engine is off before a n y ju e l is
added.
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6. Do not walk away from a
power lawnmower while it fs
running, even for a second. Take
no chances, turn the engihe off.
7. One of the most important
things, prior to operating a
mower for the first time, is to
check nuts and bolts and screws.
Make sure they are t i ^ t and
that the mower is in a safe
operating condition.
8. Some home owners untWnfc
ingly push an operating power
lawnmower across gravel drive- '
ways \yhere there are loose .
rocks, loose cement, or loose as
phalt. If a mower has to cross
these areas, the owner should
stop the engine before he reaches
such dangerous areas.
9. Never permit a small child
to operate a power lawnmower.
In the same vein, if a neighbor
wants to borrow your pouer
mower, make sure that you mstruct him properly in its opera
tion.
10. If you cut on slopes or wef
grass, be extra careful of*iour
footing.
11. Never leave windup type
starters in a charged position. It
is too esay for some small ciiikJ
to push on the starter and start
the engine.
Blacl^^ Sivalls & Bryson points
out that power lawnmowers to
day are among the finest ma
chines available to the home
owner. These sturdy devices
save many hours of hard labor
and produce beautiful lawns. The
safe operation of these power
machines is the responsibility
of the individual.