The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 28, 1933, Page 7

l| these days without front. porghes | that many will welcome plans of- | fering a front porch with all the | which, protecting the windows from/| | cooler weather makes the v.mmth“ | years, won such well merited favor. | | ! | able bathroom, on the second floor. | house possesses a most pleasing ap- - bility of a chimney fire. In case THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, MARCH 28; 1933. HEI.PFUI. HIN ot INTS By WM. A. RADFORD So many houses are being built summer evening comforts that it diticnal warm-weather comfort is| suggested by the stripsd awnings 2 the direct rays of the sun, may be drawn. up out of the way when of the sun more welcome. This is a substantial frame house, ’ designed after the style of the Dutch Colonial and finished with| the wide siding which has, of late| st It varies, in plan, from the Dutch " 1 ... |ney to discover its strength or its; CoA?r.mI i’n "l.q_m [{w clarac»cn,:}; ! weakness is to use the “smoke” central hall is not found on thely.s pyjiq a smudge fire at the | first floor. The entrance is the front elevation into one end of the room which occupies nearly of the lower floor space. opposite end of this living room is| the stairway leading directly from| at one side off ., and directly large living half Atgthe| cl cl | First Floor Plan the room to the upper floor in- stead of from the hall as seen in most houses. la e 1 i &u)igm dfl:l!uainx surfaces, in' ucent pastel shades of *color, or faced and transparent, will form the walls, . In the sunshine they| will glitter like a frost picture in |a silver' frame. After nightfall, { when the interior is lighted, thcy; | will' 'become ' glowing towers of | ‘kmuny-h\led beauty. “We are just beginning to study | the effect of light and color on dis- position, moods and general hu- man efficiency,” declares Albert E. Marshall, who has developed a hol- low brick of glass that will with- stand the heaviest loads and resist| 1,000 degrees of heat without dam-' age. “Structural glass walls will open a new field for the practical application of color science of liv- ing.” Rust-Procf Copper Nails Obviate Water Seepage A common cause of early leakage of a wood shingle roof is rapid corrosion of the nails with which | In addition a copper roof with the | enhances construction because it is mitch the lightest weight roofing. materidl. beautiful old green protective coat- ing the weather quickly gives it, structure. —————— TURKEY DINNER By Women of Moose Saturday, April 8, $1.00. Includes dinner,, cards and dancing. —adv. COMMITTEE. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Commissioner's Court for the Territory of Alaska, Divisicn Number Cne. Before CHAS SEY, Commissioner and ex-Officio Pro- bate Judge, Juneau Precinct. In the Matter of the Estate of ABE HANSEN, deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the undersigned was, on the 27th day of March, 1933, duly ap- pointed administrator of the estate of Abe Hansen, dsceased. All per- the appearance of any| have no fire lining, and their, walls arg built, only. one brick in thick- ness; the inside of the flue plas- tered with mortar. chimney remains tight for a time, | P L | but after a while the heat makes suggests, as an outdoor 1iVing T00M | o yoriay dry, it falls out of place, | during the hot-weather period. Ad-| g yneven flue results. This single the cause of many defective chimneys and sparks on he roof are responsible for nearly 20 per cents of all fires in homes, This shows that good chimney con- | fire resistant or fireproof roof in| | the- modern home. bottom of the flue, and then when| the | the chimney walls, it indicates that| | there are openings which must be| as well life, appearances are deceitful. examination | found to be an acute fire menace.| It is much cheaper to rebuild a| chimney, | the first », than to build a new | | house! | New York Architects Plan Houses of Glass Building plans filed with the, New York city government indicate | that nearly a dozen skyscrapers,| | constructed with glass walls, are to | be erected during the coming year. | As | one skyscraper hotel and two big apartment houses, several thousand people will short- ly be living in real house, 15 stores high and with 40 acres of floor space, scrapers 70 stories high are being planned by various architectural firms. The framework of these struc- tures, according to the American | Magazine, will be of steel or some spandrels and trim will be of a rustless metal like aluminum or chrome-nickel steel. made with heat-insulating air cells the use This kind of int between the hot flue nd ‘any surrounding woodwork is fires. Insurance companies claim that you ruction is as important as a good more economical to use copper or brass roofing nails as a protection against this source of rapid deter- ioration. But there is no better roof cov- ering than copper, and while you might have said it costs too much, dations of your house. no upkeep, repairs, painting. It is fireproof, with the ground by the downspout it furnishes a most dpendable pro- teetlon against lightning. 1 A copper roof is economlcal in g shingles are fastened. If you b wooden shingles it is much|tale of said deceased will {them with proper from the date of this notice. DATED at Juneau, Alaska, 27th day of March, 1933, GEO. JONES, have seen that it is cheaper Last publication, April 18, 1933. Administrator. because you pay for it only once.|First publication, March 28, 1933. It lasts as long as the very foun- | CAPITAL ELECTRIC | KOLSTER RADIOS | Electrical Appliances, Repalirs It nee 100 per cent. Connected One method of testing a chim- smoke begins to flow freely,! If the smoke es- ues or through ose it tightly. pes into other osed before the chimney is used Remember that with chimneys, as many other things in| on| many a chimney is r build it correctly in| s the proposed structures include it appears that “glass houses.” Ancther of the glass buildings is steel-framed glass-walled ware- Glass sky- H ght strong alloy. Window sash, Glass bricks Second Floer Plan P The almost square plan of this house indicates maximum floor| space and minimum building cost, a point which it is well to remem-| ber when planning a home where finances are limited and space is at a premium. In this case it makes possible, within the overall| dimensions of 26 by 24 feet, a large living room, ample dining! room and Kkitchen, on the first floori and three roomy bedrooms with good-sized closets and a comfort- In spite of its simplicity, this, pearance due largely to its excel- lent lines, its cheerful awnings, and the well-selected and placed shrub- bery which surrounds it. Defective Chimneys Cause Of Many Fires The new chimneys for your house | meay be of brick, concrete blocks, hollow tile, stone, but whatever its material, it should have a fire clay lining to secure a straight flue of uniform dimensions. This smooth inner surface eliminates the possi- the lining is omitted, be sure there is an extra thickness of brick on the inside. 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