Statesville Daily Record from Statesville, North Carolina • Page 12

BETTER HOMES FOR BETTER LIVING Tuesday, August 23, 1949 SUiicsvillo Daily Recorl I' For Better -By Henry J. Wingate Close Inspection May Reveal Building Flaws An older house can'prove a good buy if the purchaser determines the cost of owning a home is its repair and operation and only a house in which these items can be held to a value in advance by careful inspec- minimum is a good buy. tion. Since much of the construction is hidden and a buyer cannot examine structural details as when building a new house, it is wise to employ a disinterested appraiser, an architect and a heating engineer to inspect the house. The appraiser will know whether the house is worth the asking price; the architect will advise on costs and methods of alterations and repairs; and the heating contractor will know whether the heating plant is adequate.

The buyer himself can determine many points that will contribute to his family's comfort or discomfort and reduce or increase repair and operating expenses. Look for an even pour of the concrete foundation without large patches of gravel. If concrete dents or chips easily under light hammer blows, it is not sound. Tapping the basement floor will reveal hollows which may eventually let the concrete break down. Center of the house should be supported by wood or metal columns topped by a girder or heavy beam through the middle of the basement.

Joists should be cross-braced and joists and studs no farther apart than A sign of quality is mineral wool insulation in walls and roof area. If the house is insulated with this incombustible material, up to 40 per cent of the heating bill can be saved and danger of fire spreading rapidly through walls is considerably lessened. All doors should stand where stopped. If they continue to swing, frames are out of plumb, a condition almost impossible to remedy. Porch floors should be pitched for drainage.

Try the windows for easy operation and in their frames. Masonry and plaster cracks can be a sign of more trouble to come, by further settling of the house or as a result of dampness. Examine the roof for missing or curled shingles. If shingles are defective, a completely new roof may be needed. Look for water stains on walls and ceilings that indicate roof or plumbing leaks.

Check the stairwell for sufficient headroom. If stairs turn, there should be a broad, square landing: triangular winding stairs are dangerous. Don't let a flashy paint job recently modernized bath or kitchen distract attention from basic structural soundness. Part of the Compton Reunion Attendance Is Set At 300 Persons An estimated 300 persons attended the annual Compton reunion held Sunday at the home of Harrison Campion. Troutman, route 1.

At the noon hour the clan spread a picnic lunch outdoors and then enjoyed an afternoon of fellowship in the spacious Compton home. Plans were made to elect officers but because of the bad weather it was decided to wait until next year when they plan to meet again at the same place. Those from a distance who attended included: Mr. and Mrs. Lem Compton and family, Gastonia; Vane Wells and family.

Kings Mountain; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barbee, Mr. and Mrs. John Barbee.

Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Lentz and Patsy.

Monroe; Mr. and Mrs. Wade Love, Mrs. Roy Furr, Mr. and Mrs.

Martin Barbee, Stanfield; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. 0.

B. Taylor, Winston-Salem; Ralph Anderson and family, Mrs. Virginia Morgan and children, Modern Design Cuts Housework How to cut down house-cleaning tasks has received much attention from architects, interior designers and building materials manufacturers, with the result that it is easier today to keep homes clean and neat. Labor-saving and cost-saving equipment and construction ranges from automatic dishwashers to the fact that walls and ceilings of a home insulated with full-thick mineral wool remain cleaner longer, require redecoration one-third less often. Washable paints and wallpnper, available in any rjesired ifilor, smooih-suvfaced floorvng materials, and the design of the house itself help cut housework.

Simply-designed interiors with all dirt-catching molding and ornate trim discarded in favor of plain, smooth surfaces have become a hallmark of smart postwar home design that lightens house-keeping. Rounded corners where baseboards join the floor and kitchen cabinets with curved interior corners make cleaning easier. The picture window, although its glass area is greater, actually has lessened the labor of window washing because it is not divided into a multitude of tiny panes with hard-to-get-at corners, as was the old-fashioned window. Lath-marks so often seen on walls and ceilings of old houses BRICK JKW09B PLAN NO. by Gennre H.

Fovworth, Archtteet, Burlington, C. IB one of hones designed by Jeadmg Carottna Architects and featured in "Cfeoottaa Somes," a ptoa paWtehed by Bsiek Ttie Service, Greensboro, N. C. Low Price Level Remains On Leaf BY UNITED PRESS Prospects appeared slim Tuesday for any strong gains in Eastern Belt tobacco prices although prices on the North and South Carolina Border Beit were $1 to $5 higher for most grades. The federal and North Carolina Mr" and' Compton and Mattie i Port-d that Eastern Belt prices Compton Mrs.

Berth Malcolm. ureg wjthin degree or two of air Monday were fairly steady at the Miss Ruth Compton. Mr. and Mrs. ernperature and dust-laden mois- same low levels openwg 1 7 A A "7 I I I Velhe Compton, Z.

V. Malcolm. turp deposjted ag rapidly as Burlington; Ray and William when the walls and ce ings are Compton, Mebane; Henry Compton seve ral degrees colder than inter- and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Compton.

or a Filters in the new warm Durham; Mrs. Tom Love and fam- a furnaces keep basement dust ily, Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Compton, ou the living quarters. Charlotte; Mr.

and Mrs. L. D. The kitchen ventiliating fan. once Sanderson, Kershaw; Miss Ada found only in high-priced homes.

Compton. Washington; Baynes moves grease-laden air out of the day last Friday. Prices were slightly stronger for better leaf, most cutters, and medium quality lugs, but weaker for the lower quality grades of all groups. Only a few changes amounted to more than pel- hundred pounds. The general quajity Monday was Compton.

Chase City. Md. Others kitchen before it can collect on a tj out same as on opening day, attended from Mooresville, Kan- walls and other surfaces. napolis and nearby communities. New waxes, especially designed for various kinds of floors, wood i and metal work, permit these to an be quickly wiped clean with a damp cloth, while the many new BOOKWORMS Chinese universities buy average of 50,000 volumes nually from a London bookstore, and detergents also contn- which has customers in every importantly to easier house- an country.

cleaning. Cannon Goes On Tom H. Hutchins Architect Tel. 1440 S. Center St.

DUAL PLANT A lichen is two different plants i growing together in a partnership JLJSt Ul MlSSHlfif alga which makes the food and a fungus which absorbes ASHEV1LLE, Aug. water. lionaire Vaughn Cannon went on the wanted list officially again today, and authorities said they had I no idea where the missing alleged gambling king was hiding. Superior Judge Zeb V. Nettles issued a capias for Cannon's arrest yesterdav.

charging that he violated a good behavior proviso in the suspended one-year sentence handed him earlier this year. Cannon is accused of beating up Police Court Solicitor W. C. Hampton and two other men at a night club operator's apartment last week. Nettles ordered the capias on a motion from Solicitor W.

K. McLean. Earlier, the fiery judge said Cannon would not have to go to trial for the assault charge before his sentence was put into effect. Today, deputies at the sheriff's office said Cannon still was out of town. The dapper, husky Tiger, man has been missing since the day after the attack incident Aug.

14. Cannon scheduled to face a trial in police court next week on the assault charges. He is accused of hitting Hampton with a small traveling iron and also attacking Ralph Overton and Paul Houdeille al Houdeille's aparlment. but more leaf and cutters were sold and considerably fewer prim- ings. The offerings were principally lugs, primings and leaf.

Volume was down sufficiently so that most markets cleared the floors during the day's sales. On the Border Belt prices Monday were $1 to $5 higher than last Friday for most grades. A few of the lower quality leaf and smoking leaf grades jumped as much as $6 to $8. Quality was slightly improved with more good and fine grades offered and less common and low grades. Sales continued heavy.

Infant Cornelius Dies; Ritee Planned Today George McElwee Cornelius, 6- day-old son of George 0. and Sarah PLAN- CONTEMPORARY is a compact house in contemporary style. Its rectangular plan makes it less expensive to build than the usual spread-out plans of this style and also allows the use of a smaller lot. The living room bay, the sheltered porch and the cross ventilation for dining room, living room and porch contribute to comfortable living in a Southern climate. The off the rear entry and the ce.dar closet off the hall are desirable features not usually found in houses of this size.

Building Industry Cuts Down Noise In Homes Since science has discovered that nerve-racking noi.so, originating McElwee Cornelius of Statesville ho(h within and without the died this morning at 11 clock at eauscs pnvsica i mness by jncreas- Davis hospital. ing blood pressure, impairing dc- Graveside services for the infant. cstion and hr riR n0 rvous dis- will be held this afternoon at 5 orders tni ough ack archi clock at he family plot Oak-I cc and buildcrs are devoting in- wood cemetery. creased attention to noise-abate- Surviving the child in addition dwellings, lo the parents, is the maternal grandmother, Mrs, W. H.

McEhvee. of Statesville. per cent of all striking it. Mineral made of rock, smeller or eon- tains millions of dead air cells in each cubic inch full-thick insulated walls and conlain Allison Rites Planned Wednesday Morning Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa Waugh Allison, 58, dietitian at Barium Springs orphanage who The building industry is attacking the problem by using new countless tiny fibrous each of which plays a part in absorbing sound waves.

The new type of windows consisting of two with a dead airspace between, primarily sound-deadening materials and hv dpsi g'' prl sl( 'P heal, arc also uscij sound-slopping construction. In reduce outside sound penelra- many cases, results are phpnomon- al. Fibrous insulation, for example, will absorb 87 per cent of the sound waves reaching it. Sound travels in waves and architectural noise-proofing consists of In the case within the home have a vicious held tomorrow of a'trudTpassinK S'Snes morning at 10 o'clock in the John- sound waves hit the outside walls i cclllngs a hm)mc Hra llf died at her home in Barium yes- 'slopping these waves terday, will be lion. Exterior sound is only part of the noise problem.

Inside the home (he clatter can become terrific and is perhaps more nerve-jangling than street noise. Sounds created son Funeral home chapel. Rev. R. S.

Arrowood of Barium Springs will be in charge of the. of the house. This vibration is transmitted to the air space within the walls, thence to the inside wall Hampton quoted the gambling services. Burial will be in St. Mic- and jarringly strikes the human boss as saying he blamed the city prosecutor for the campaign last spring which led to his conviction on a charge of unlawfully possessing pinball machines.

Cannon's trial last June brought the one-year suspended sentence on that charge. Unarmed Negro Holds Off Cops ELIZABETH CITY. Aug. (U.Rj—An unarmed Negro who held Ihe entire city police force and members of tho fire department at bay for nearly an hour after he was spotted in a local cafe, today with breaking and hael's cemetery in Troutman. Western Desert Once Fertile Lake Land LA JOLLA, Cal.

The sandy. sagebrush-covered area of California's Mojave Desert and most of Nevada once was a "land of lakes," an oceanographer at Scrips Ju stitute reports. During the great ice age and JUM after the retreat of the glaciers. the scientist said, numerous stn-Hiiis and lakes existed in the area which was then inhabited by a wide variety of Kach lime sound waves arc passed on to another surface, some of Hie marp absorbed or "damped tout." Therefore, the greater the thickness of the walls and the more layers of material and air spaces 'trough which sound must travel, the greater 1he degree by which noi.se is reduced. Thick masonry walls will slop sound effeclively, hut are imprac- lical from a cost standpoint.

Resonant, hollow walls faced with thin material is the most widely used construction and noise penc: I ration is excessive. Architects now offcsl thi.s by insulating hol- Not your but you could be SUED! You, your family, or pets could be the cause of damage or injury to others. Protect yourself against loss through damage suits, Per little $10 yon an $10,000 worth of protection! Webb Inturance Agenc NOT THE COLOR Bulls become just as enraged before a white object as a red one it is the sight of a strange figure not the color, which item. iTAND wns charged entering. Horace Cunningham, 32-year-old Charlotte construction laborer, was well-watered territory, captured only after he was subdued with gas.

Police Chief C. Owens said officers were sent to the cafe after receiving an anonymous early- morning tip 'hat a prowler had been seen Inside. Cunningham shouted a threat to "blow the brains out of anybody" who went in after him, Owens said. The entire police force then surrounded the building and the fire department brought up floodlights. Owens said he and Officer J.

W. Jenkins went in after tear gas bombs had been shot into the cafe. He said they found the Negro hiding under a piece of carpet trying to keep the gat fumes away. Owens said Cunningham was unarmed and was drunk. The chief Mid the Negro admitted he Dlaontd to rob the cafe.

animals and plants. That occurred ow full thick wi(h ncra unless precautions are abate the condition. Acoustic ceiling material trap 75 per cent of interior taken to pro- the relatively recent pasl of about 20.000 years ago, he osii- hated, when the area was a fertile. wool becau.se this material which saves fuel in winter and makes the home cooler in summer has high ahsorplion properties. Extent of the absorption is in- 'licated by authoritative lests which show that an exposed layer 'if this non-combustible, fluffy.

material will absorb 87 ''OlM) MAN OF MOUNTAIN'S" The chief of the Assassin sect, Hth century Persia, bore the till' 1 of "Old Man of the Mountains." according lo the Encyclopedia Britannica. WORLD'S OLDEST The oldest effective insurance company i the world is Lloyd's of London, named for an 18tli century coffee houle where merchants gathered trade information. mm FINANCING G. I. F.

H. A. Conventional Loam PARKS REALTY CO duced noise reaching the ceilings which amplify more Ihan any part of the rooms. This material is especially useful in the kitchen where much of the interior noise originates. Other structural means of re- ducinp noise include placing builders' felt between sub floor and finish floor ins, and building paper between wall and exterior siding.

Firm, tight construction is especially important. This means tightly-nailed floor boards. well-fitting windows (hat do not rattle, solid doors tlia( are not resonant. Water supply pipes should he enough so thai. they will not pound when faucets arc shut off quickly.

G. A. Dearman Burial Planned Here Today Final riles for George A. Dearman, 66, who died Sunday while visiting his son in Portsmouth, were scheduled to be held this afternoon nt Western Avenue Haptist church, with Rev. Wendell (J.

Davis and Rev. Clyde Yatu; officiating. Burial was to be in Oakwood cemetery. The body was to lie in state nt the church for an hour before (he services. Mr.

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