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Show Director Urges Care Of Homes to Save Heat By Director William Peterson, L'SAC Extension S Trice. j A i w'nter apoaches housis should be- itudrd: to dctermin ? .i. then- or n t, they aro In a cor. dition t'j m.'Ji the strain and -vls oi wi t r wet tifr' Opportunity is ava labia through St:hDdul.. 1 under the Federa Housing Act fcr making noma im-piowimsnt im-piowimsnt and house b.iiterment. Thcu ancls of dollars are wasted in the piu-chase cf coal ini order to heat a hous? with poorly, fitted windows and doors; walls that are Improperly Insulated; and com. ess which allow the wind to blow in ov.i' the ceiling. No matter how wealthy .a man is he cant aflord to buy enough coal to heat up the whole out of doora; therefore, it is only wisdom to make that house improvement in which tha heat you purchase is confined to tta rooms1 in which you live. Thiii mpy require window stripping to prevent the coldJ air from passing directly through the window openings. It may require, adjustment of window casings, a retidju-itmsTit of the door or door frames; closing up thei ventllanion under the floor or under th eaves over the ceiling. If the roof needs mending now is the time to db it, either by mending only that portion which neEdla fixing or to give tha house, a new coat of shingles. It all re-flectn re-flectn tn your coal bill and ini the health of the family. Every hcuse cr building may need a special study but the philosophy of the |