Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 70, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 8, 1956 Page: 4 of 8
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BRECKENRIDGE HOME
Air Conditioning Compact
Recognize These Designs?
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the
t'j the materials used
—.•of a house. 'it cover ice the .oof Certain
"V. . i. .. •."house lias an styles wc* n.o.c :.ke!y to u< cov-
e\:rcrr ".of. sniped roof. The,*re^ £ rav., >.ood, t. e, pitch,
eaves <■- :-) very !ov, often below or stor?.
he le\ • r : t > ::.jt "oor efilinj ' The cu-feni ttndrr.ry .s to seek
Tne rc< "
small, :
The -cot
•• -r ....EI .<.>..!• trd too
The tr . • ran. i n ' wili h..
a r.rr.! '.n <•, - . .; } ro ,f
colors, suits*9te ior
spcaal
TV."
• - •• --- 5ponn cr„'. 10 i ; i.'.ore s
Th- •. f.-^Qucntly tetn "split tnsdts. Scuthc.v. ce'jnial
1-v,. i rpaf levels, reflect-'alio q>'i for the oar/.-r
i".; t'-.e t o m's -. lfvir-C levels in1 whicTt h:.'r> Taint".n the
tK.e a:e lc;., tnan
fu.! story assart;
The *"j®u . -.ern cn'onial ' has
fairly rfcc, rjof. It.also ha; a fl)
roof Lorn pore
*.-*
e.
) on (Mn 7 Blame Furnace
lor All Heating Troubles
rna<
f
r. i-,- if.
la m
fji ■ . *
t :,u
r
t
l*
c«i .«■*. the «vstem of
• th' hcaf aitually
'i! • s'u :.;u e produces
• : t. i',. it uuf.-n t flow
p.oo<: r.ite to she r«iom-
f th*' . , !U"rp! Of * pen-
m > ittf & m Ftconuntn ded
! " .i. W... :r> Air Heat-
i.. . . . <_'« i.-itiomns Ansoci-
ai. .. . t :n'..cxiuce warm air
in " -i. r.r the point where it
is i e. 4|mi8 outside walls.
*eer> v.a,i nurfaces
. ■ r.u cola drafts,
lire temperatures
ti e • even, ti->0 In
<■ J i u- c. it's not un-
i that hev. strati-
rs .n? tempera-
...... 15 desrees hijh-
, in at the flO'/r
w
v
f
. ■
4
fu
:'.n«iins v ays to,
j One mcth-
. •*hiat through
• i,. x «arm air
i vi ith existinfi
> ..r* a.r tircuia-
n't the t li.perature
i Mi and ceihnj
I dctrees. This i
iter comfort.
. <■ tuel Itlllr,'
i.t.j ii"' •• --•M
CampingGeai
Us€?d in Home
During Storm
\ i ^er rmergeniy kit" fur
hi u beMr.g adopted by
r. : They find it worth
■ > k <-n ou. hand equipment
ini! : : f So tJiafcc living as
«.:•.. :t. !.>>• .!■- "pOi'siblc during a
1 :o'i i r y .v n a hurricane Or
)'V - r vi-n- torm blows power
irics down.
K r.e nev- lighting i> the firs!
teed, i <>r "tore Coleman lan-
«• preferably at ieait two, are
•i . <>,;■ mended. These arc avai!-
ibie «o burn cuiTcrcnt fuels—
arhtte . < .nc, a canned gas, or
<cro cue A fiashfisht is desirable
ts . a «';it iry lighting.
C • ;u.pmer t i.i neecs-
>a: v •; t*re*l .t ran-c i; ekc-
tr: \ t.i i-'l.nc-prcsiiirrf stove ol
the C"> ^ i tvp-r ^rrfoi;:r.i like a
kit ■ r.M it safe .and
at smHt'.O toc rrate.
At th^ t rat ^:^n of a severe
stoi.n. the *c«U tub and several
other i ": «.• container* should be
fi; 1 « i,i v atrr if th" icsular wa-
t v d<spcn '■ upon an elec-
lr;e pw.'r.p- An emergency aufplv
of i."-',.' Vd is rrcommer.ded.
FY- ifce.t r-ruires '.ttlc water or
no".** n coo j;:is a best.
A .m. •Cera' *ill st v cold for
scvl. hours If tv>e door is opened
onlv vltcn abso.utely .neeeasary.
I! the pt *?:• ftay oft longer and
if ,ce a- ; '-We, t. ,e a portable
p:, r,.c cooler as an .ndoor tc*bos
A refrircrator will rsrve as a
icc'jos, '.0'" Put iee in it in pan;
An tidi;.}."1! rea.-en to jwi
Ur-.tcnw a na'-o.,ne-pjcssurc3tovr
nr '■ a r . - rool?r is ths.t th"
re Jn't . • re-rcrvid for emer;m-
cie: ilo: ' T' ra j ro rsason not
to : .l.e t .< r.i • .' r,.«tles, vacations,
rn^ otr.'r ratn-cs if they sre
promptly Iroacl.t tack to the
-lease and :f a :upply of fuel b
ccpt for e.-ncrgency usi.
SHELLAC KNOTS
Knots in v 1 tre .if - •
hca<lachc to the n~.i Vur ' -
Pitch or ar> often leak ■ eut, rpcil
iig the pmr.t too. A geo-l cure
this is to put a i : of ".
over p^rts of lo ■ . wiier.-
are leerited before pnmtir , M-
Rft.TTl.it I LOUT S.tM)!NG
Vw will do i bciitr jol> of
andii* floors if proixr e-i'iip-
ment u used. One ma'-h.ne can-
not do the whole job. Both a
floor sanding machine and an
edging machine arc needed Th*
edger rands near thr wilLs where
the large sander cannot rea.h.
It's . . .
THURMON'S
for KLOOK OVKH!N(.S!
Cmplrtr SrkwtloM l f
CAKI'KTS
I.INOI.KI M
KIBHKK TIM.
ASPH.tl.T TII.E
PLASTIC T1LK
Ct RK TILK
Kapert Installa' itm
TWHHHHI'S
11® W. Walker Phone 101
• ■ • "-)cr ctiling ' The current ttudm.-y .s to seek
p - j. r.'trrber of roof oia iu^.:ae s not ,,*r;' • h
I gable-. !varied trite* t-iafriaU out
j, __ •, through tl.e u Mfi -Vr .'
. ." ' . \'"'S . .hinslcj eo.-■ in a imuH.'.vic> of
Winter heating, summer air conditioning, and water heating 1
>ear-rouud—all these fit handily in one end of the kitchen of
this house in the Air Conditioned Village. Austin, Tex. A folding
door (shown open above) normally keeps the equipment out of
Isight. Insulated ducts carrying warm or cool air spread out (
[through the attic of the.one-story house to the rooms. Twenty-
two manufacturers participated in research at the Air Condi-
tioned Village, each house being heated and cooled by a different
sv tem. The house whose kitchen ia shown here had Coleman
year-round air conditioning. Total annual operating coat for both
heating and cooling was about ftS.
Antarctica Houses Built
For Comfort at 100 Below
~ prci'erci, Th< iJair r colors of
, ' rsoitng generally at--- preferred
:c 1 • a :tcepiv f ,. |-|j };0u*c.. the lighter colors
■ ■ ' ■ ' nc rlv 0 or lov, ramht i • <'• elhn;'. Early
' _--.ngii.iii design^ Enslioli .e,i*cs. \. '.'i a n- ilupl.c-
t ■ ■ . -o CO'J val jty of -'to" sr.-f/.c. . usually re-
hove :.:--o.--.v.~-w.v dorners. spond Kt to fc i.iore subdued
[>Lt sr.sdts. Sculhcrc cf'.inial hou.es
colors,
;he tradi-
f h ■ ".'•« rcif level*, like tienal r.occt o". rtrie'ir.ejs.
A \>tue #; ; iv; li hier color:;
for rrcrti"r~i. r.irv ar.d
rar.. h hone: Is tr-.: . attract
attertioa. * f • ' vr of t><*
; utiporicd by ofcse ■■•er upw: rJ. The i.k Icofe-
Jing uo givi i • - ul ,s;o:t of
tor. ible to greater her;nt '>;ic r lvani.es the
r, in some impo.'anfS ot *he r.
li.iv. , n.i n.i -r.- ' ! Rear Ad-
rut ... . d An'arctic expedition
iiCip iU'.'ir li'-u. ■' irni in the
I.igid '.cmpcratuifj near the
South Pole I
1 he ;r.;\ r<- • n' '■ revealed1
>1 ,.t tlie u • ... ii.1t:- I.'.nin put up
on A .'...is' • i are i .'..ally tie-
s gned to with--;and cold. They
ini-.e w.ntiows with three thvek-
r. . < ot gia-- two a.r spaces be-
* wi w H *hf ^ * wr.d four-men-
•hick dooi that are st.-'led against
; .. i-.tb tcr :,.i. 'set
to beiow-zci'O
ietr.pc rature
*;. v. . and t .Imfii of the
building are insulated with f.ill-
,. j; ;; .. i al ww the snme roa-
. ; i i .ii pi'.', ate' home' m-
,-uiauoa,
s wl'o li r.'.d th'?
« ■ wit rh are patt of this
country's contribution to Inter-
national Geophysical Ye-.i, ISiT-
">H -ay the occupants can Weep
topifortable even if the outside
temperature plummets to IU0 de-
cree:* below zero.
Before the St.000.00n huildinf-
were approved, the Navy tc ltd
two sample structures in severe
temperatures in a spccial ' cold
chamber" at the Detroit Ar enal
"Mineral- wool." u^ed as insu-
lation, is a comprehensive numt
for fire-resistant rock woo!, slag
wool and glass wool made from
mineral substances. It has been
used for niorr than 100 years.
About 3'.- inches of mineral
wool has the same insulation
value as 6 feet of concrete or
brick, or 15 inches of pla:U r
board The insulation has mil-
lions of tiny air cells which trap
heat.
I i i ai. • i to blame the in excessive heating of the up-
y I.ii a nou e is poorly per layer of roctn a.r.
A good heating sy.stem also
should ma.ntain approximately the
same temperature in every ro< :n
of the hoUsr It :s p;irt of t;to .:
stalling dealer's job to * bai.irur"
the ystera for this puipo.e D .
are regulated by dampers so th. '
ea'h room gets it correct p: o-
portion.ote amount cf the l
volume of warm air^iroduccd t \
tiie fuio.i e
Hcputab.e heating dcalci, and
manufacturers accept responsi-
bility for satisfactory performan.e
of a heating system, not simply
for working installation. One
manu.'acturer. the Coleman Con
pany. gives home-owners a $I,00<
indemnity bond guaranteeing :b.a
the heating system will ma.ntain
specified lemueraturea from roon
to room when installed and oper
atcd as the manufacturer roco-i
mends The bond stipulatr th i*
! ny additional e\prn.<■ require'
for necessary ad u.<:mcnt w. i i .
k-orno by the in-talluiu ti- .ier
A heating and air cond \o'i
.-ontraetors* association in Clu ....
recently announced i program t
similar ciTeet The a. • • i • • -i .
vestigates all rwr.p.nn:; t.
home-owners and guar mte
rect.on of the difficulty v . -i .
comola.nt is found to be valid.
Kiin?rai ; col insulation bans
Tc Fii irregular Size Stud S~jzc'r.j
T i f .- u : no barrier! for hourcs with non-convcntior
'u < r-.i'.-o;t n.; :• r ttic u.ib living framing
.; |-c
Insulation is ea ;lv eut to ir
bctwien vm on the joh. A sha.-
krifo is t.;o oil- t~>ol n-*" *"i'
An ordinal y kilrh'-n kmfo nor.
l.v ! n : ' .av: the e<-jrn*
i...l Bi i r> in at ii- expansion,
. nd '• y - i <)••' r ioriod to| well.
tit I :t o- I i.ink' t ■ nsul.ition be-j The halt or blanket ih'.'i'.d I
■ ' • .1 • d. and r-ffrs regs>rd-1e it an inen. or a little ! - . vide
!Ci.s of the h. "isc's age or the lhan th'" spa^c to b- Riled. Th
... .assures a snug fit.
method of fram.ng that was usee, When insoif.,on i; cuf tho v
to build it. i por bame/ should bo alio-/e l •
Mireral wool batts and blankets j project out far enough to.
manufactured for 16- or 24-inch j as a flange for f.arien,: -. C
stu'l spacing lU most construction.; from the non-vapor I at.
hut batts and b!:' i. ■ for 12- and of the blanket to the • por I
20-inch :paca' . ar.- available rier.
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Living Is More Fun
In A Modernized Home
.Ni dim n payment is required. Take up to ; •> month to
1 «• pay men Is.
ROCKWELL NOS. & CO.
IMIONK 177—1.576
Hierkenrwl^e
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BRECKENHBGE LINER CO.
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PITTGCt;rOH PAINTS u:r nut
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PHONE 276
113* LONSCR
AND BUILDING NEWS
Key to Summer Comfort
Here are six steps to keep a
house comfortable during the hot
summer. They work both in an
air-conditioned house and in a
house that doesn't have mechani-
cal cooling. In an air-condmoned
house, they reduce the initial cost
of installation and operating ex-
pense:
1 Landscaping. Tree:; and
f hrubs should be located : o that
they'll shade the house from the
summer sun. At the same time,
they'll serve as a windbreak to
keep hot breezes out.
2. Sun shades. Awnings, a wide
roof overhang on the south side
of the house, canopies, and sun
screens serve much the iitrie pur-
pose as shade trees and can be
added to either a new or an old
house in much less time than it
takes trees to grow.
When awnings with sides arc
u^ed, there should bo an ope;'
space where the a vnin-; r. ■ -
the wall in order to keep warm
air from being trapped and held
against the house.
3. Insulation. At least as much
insulation used for econo. i!
winter heating should b- u d for
summer comfort and cconot.i al
air conditioning. A three-inch
thickness of mineral wool is rec-
ommended for walls and a m:ni-!
ntum of four in -hes for ceilings.
The National Warm Air Heat-
ing & Air Conditioning Ai. oc. i-
tion, in its authoritative manual
on "Design and Installation of
Summer Air Conditioning for
New and Existing Residences,"
savj, "In all areas of the house,
the more insv'ation the bet tor."
4 Roof, .v light-color roof re-
fljtcis much of the sun's heat,
keeping it Irom being absorbed
N41 summer
T\-1
72J
95'
rp!
m-JuJ
H0U3E V.ltH ,',-jLAtlCN
summer
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rsTT 77!
I Helicopter Needs
| Government Boost
CHICAGO ll-.D — .The heli-
i copter vvill never bo able to com-
pete with surface carriers as a
means of public transportation
without government assistance,
according to Fred M. Glass, direc-
tor of aviation for the Port of New j
York Authority.
Helicopter service "will virtual
ly price itself out of the market,"
if it is required to he completely i
self-sustaining, lie explained in an S
article in the Northwestern Uni-
versity journal of Air Law and,
Commerce.
Glass predicted, however, that
government aid will be forthcom-
ing.
He predicted that the aero - cab
market probably will develop first,
followed shortly by intercity serv-
ice and somewhat later, by subur-
ban operations.
"The helicopter must struggle
for public acceptance," Glass said.
"It is not unreasonable to expect a
peloid of at least H> years before
it can attain a really substantial
place in the transportation pic-
ture."
hou:: without insulation
into the house. Widely u.icd as-
phalt shingles are available in a
variety of light colors that serve
this purpose well.
3. Windows. Larger windows
sh u'd preferably be I rated in
thi* routh v.a'l of a hou r. The
reft-£ overhung or another type of
"un shade will 1 ecp midday sun-
light eut of „«outh windows. The
roof overhang can be dn ig'ied so
that sunlight during tue winter,
when the sun is lower in the sky,
will eater ar.d help warm the
itouse.
6. Attic ventilation. Either nat-
ural ventilation through louvers
or forced ventilation by a Ian is
recommended. When an attic is
simshed as living jpace. ventila-
tion is needed in the space be-
t .vcen the roof peak and the ceil-
ing o' the "attic room.
Do-It-Yourself With
FIRESTONE FOAMEX
Firestone Koamex. the worlds most comfort-
able cushioning material is now available to
our customers by the'yard ami in various
shapes and sizes to fill hundreds of "do-it-
yourself* household purposes.
We are stocking Firestone Foantex pillows,
that are wonderfully soft, stay elean and coot,
will dot sag, lump and furnish a good nights
rest.
|
Firestone Stores
nreckenrtdge
EVAPORATIVE COOLERS
1,1)00 C. F. M.
Complete with
grill, pump, float,
window adapter
ALL AKH
Titi MODELS
119.
88
Insurance Coverage on un-
paid balance. Life, fire ami
wi.iilslorm.
Ask About
Easy Terron
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r
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RESIDENCE TYPE
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o.'iiiij C. I'. .M.
See us for your cooler supplies: water pumps, tubing,
connections, floats, pads and other cooler supplies.
21 I Wrr-t
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AUTHOB12TO Of Ai.ES
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REMODELING?
[F SO . . . INCLUDE . . .
SROADLOOM CARPET
III FY YOl K t AKI'KT TIIK K AS Y WAY
NO MONEY DOWN
MONTHS TO PAY
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YORK
Tho Quolity Name In
AIR CONDITIONING
See Us For AH Your -
PLUMBING
KEATING
AIR CONDITIONING NEEDS
Service Plumbing Co.
how to bring your
home up-to-date
Here are some of the ways to improve your home:
—Make needed repairs
—Add a bedroom or nursery
—-Add a bathroom
—Add a porch - •
—Kr close your porch
Finish your basement or attic ,
-^-Modernize your kitchen
—Modernize your bathroom
—Insulate walls and ceiling
—Replace your roof
—Add insulated siding
—Paint your home, inside awl out
—Replace your screens
—Replace your storm sash
—IJuild a garage
.NO DOWN PAYMKNT IS REQUIRED. TAKE LP TO
:;♦ MONTHS TO COMPLETE PAYMENTS
Higginbotham-Bartlett Go.
IJrerkCnridge, Texas
ONLY $1.49* per week Brings
You Cool Comfort From Kings—
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Evaporative
Coolers
n.000 CFM
$99.95
1,000 FFW
•Include^ complete iii-nirance coverage
n unpaH balance and life it* innured.
All are new T>6 model.n.
125 SOUTH BRECKENRIDGE
PHONE 112
COMPLETE WITH PUMP—FLOAT—GRILL
WINDOW ADAITOR AND 20 FEET OF TUBING
KING APPLIANCE CO.
1910 E. V/ALKEK
PHONE 834
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Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 70, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 8, 1956, newspaper, April 8, 1956; Breckenridge, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth135283/m1/4/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Breckenridge Public Library.