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realized by the average home to heat a house : "|

SAANICH aie C v. he oe Murtaces Of the) Por instance, when the out-
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BERS winter Santon of a home. Butid- | indoor air is 70 degrees, a wall’
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Phone Blue 846

ind 69 degrees

This means

he cold winte ionthse . ‘
fel ind Fifth Ave, closer tine tempera iy ene | ally a difference of eight degrees
( 3 U4 ~wyeralure petween beween the inside wal] te ~
the room alr and the inside sur- | a tonpars

ated house
con

6 Of the
truc tion
temperature

varnauion can mean the
difference

ime

degree

MODERNIZE YOUR HOME

between. a comfort-
able room and one that con-
ntily chilly
We con instal Pigtuse Windows, Monodors, LOTS OF TURKEY
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PHILPOTT, EVITT,
& Co. Ltd.

for Better Buys .
In Builders Supplies”

| ing date ean be

| Junior Chamber
here for the past several years. |

 

ure of the wall will

that there is usu- |

ires a insulated and uninsul-
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17, 1962

Monday, November

   

 

  
    

  
 

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THE ALTA has plans that
athird bedroom, location of

kitchen dinette and
Equipment in the
closet,

utility

cabinet, in the dinette
in the ytility room, A foldir
living room

The plan also shows a coat ¢
front entry, centrally located
outdoor grill, carport and
Exterior finish is wide
carport louvres
Overall dimens

+08

Looi
siding
and storage

ions are 45

inei
the
fulll length windows overlooking 1
room
kitchen include

t, hinged seat

low pitch roof

feet

we ti

 

advantage of adding a
iving room in the rear with
> terrace, and combination
the front

wall cabinets, work counter,

tWorage closet arid supply cabinets

ig par

ition opens the dinette into the
and planter in the

fireplace, future

  

‘+r room

garage

wide eaves, redwood

by 24 feet. Area totals 1,157

square feet, while the cubage is 11,000 cubic feet.
For further information about THE ALTA, write the Small House
Planning Bureau of Canada, Box 1193, St . John, y OW Brupewick,

Residents Hesitant to Instal
Letter Receptacles at Homes

Many city residents are hesitant to instal letter
slots or boxes in their homes, While postal author-

ities have urged citizens

ceptacles for door-to-door delivery, only a small num-

to instal satisfactory re-

ber have taken action to do so.

The post office
prefers slots in
boxes, but either
acceptable

The long-demanded

department
doors to mail

receptacles are

hous-to-

house delivery plan will not be
imaugurated until at least 90 per

cent of all residential and busi-

ness places Lave proper facilit-

ies, postal officials announced

Meanwhile civil service ex-
aminations will be held here
Wednesday for applicants for
jobs as letter-carriers and as
soon as enough men are avail-
able, postai authorities will
begin pacing out routes.

In a survey conducted in Auge-

ust, it was disclosed
places will receive
rier

about 2,500
mall by car
Cost of installing iewer
here ranges from a few dollars
to as much as $18 and, it was
learned, many citizens are wait
ing until the post office depart-
ment makes an announcement
regarding the starting date

slots

Since the department has not!

yet figured out the number of
routes or time it will take ts
cover” each, no definite start-
announced

It is expected at least half a

dozen men will be needed to
| Start the system, urged by the

of Commerce

Actually, the starting date
rests with householders. who, of-

Advice to a
New Bride

Plumbing and its aff-
tiated industries have
made vast advances
in kitchen equipment
since Mother was a
girl, Save yourself
work and wasted time
by planning your kit-
chen the
For free plans call on
us.

right way.

Phone 174

Smith & Elkins

LIMITED
P.O. Box, 274

 

 

proper
before the

ficials say, must have
facilities for mail
service can start
Postmaster W. J. (Jack) Bur-
gess of Prince Rupert made a
survey about two weeks ago and
found only a small number of
had

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complied with the |

¢ request .

GRANTHAM Electric

Electrical Contractors
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NEW CONSTRUCTION

4

REWIRING OLDER BUILDINGS

" Weird Ax-wielding Tale Told
In Nanaimo Assize Court Trial

NANAIMO, B.C. @
tie battle involving a well-
known Nanaimo family continued
to be aired today in assize court
here,

Nanaimo city engineer Arthur
Leynard and his mother, Mrs
Ajice Leynard, rave been charged

'py Paul Leynard, father.and
tranged husband with causing
him actual bodily harm. He
charged hig wife and son had
| attacked him at the home of
{Mrs. Jessie Green of Royston,
where he had boarded for more
than a year

He told a weird story of an
axe-wielding battle at the Green
home last May 3

“I.saw my wife with a short-
handled axe in her hand at the
door,” Leynard told the court

‘Arthur was right behind her
but I couldn't make out
carried anything. I clutched the
axe, knowing what she is like
and was hit on the head by Ar-
;thur,” Leynard testified

He described how he pushed

past his son and secured a fire
axe from a nearby garage.
When he returned he said he
found his wife and sen trying
to break down the bathroom
door behind which Mrs. Green
had found sanctuary.

“I threatened
unless - they
cowards, they stopped dead

Green ‘estified
in the

 

With
stopped,

iy axe
and the

hid

bathroom

ARE YOU PREPARED
FOR ANY KIND
OF WINTER?

Have Your Furnace
Overhauled
NOW

Phone Black 884
For Free Estimate

Thom Sheet Metal

LIMITED

 

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Your Home Should Look Its Best

   

Albert & McCaffery

Builders Supplies ° Builders Supplies

PHONE

116 - 117 - 58

WHERE SERVICE TO YOU IS A PLEASURE TO US

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rail traffic threatens to close the
| $#7-mile excursion voyages o
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mine.” a for 120° years. ' A
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Phone 311

DOOR TO DOOR > |
POSTAL SERVICE “=

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it will mean to be able to
receive mail.in your own
home direct from the

postman.

But before the door-to-door posta! service
can be started in Prince Rupert 90 per cent
of the homes must have LETTER BOXES
or LETTER SLOTS.

Don't Delay—Get Your Letter Box
or Slot Today—at

KAIEN HARDWARE

Smith Block Joe Scott

For Christmas |

The Christmas season with its many parties
and holiday functions is the time when
you want your home to appear at its very
best. It’s'not too late to put your house in
‘proper shape for winter comfort and
shape for winter comfort and attractive

Island City

PHONE BLUE 820

 

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