Show homemakers PAGE marie M ogden the following item taken from news review may not apply to tc you but it is well to review it and to take note of oi of fire hazards destructive fire has many allies one of the most potent is disorder the workshop where sawdust is allowed to remain on the floor where paints and varnishes and solvents are stored improperly and where cleaning rags are dropped in helter fashion here and there is obviously far more prone to fire than the shop where refuse is immediately removed and supplies are kept neatly in safe containers that goes goe as well for the corner garage store or machine shop many a major fire has resulted from an innocent looking pile of waste rags in a back room the same thing is true of homes your home is neat orderly ancl ana safe you say perhaps it I 1 is but theres a better than everl ever I 1 chance that a thorough tour of 1 inspection would result in some startling discoveries remember all those old magazines magazine 3 youve been storing up to read in the future probably never look at them again and in the meantime they offer fire an excellent I 1 starting point and what about those u uncovered nc cans of varnish 1 oil or turpentine in the basement whose chose tops mysteriously disappeared remember too those hit and miss repairs you made on lamp cords amateur electric work accounts for millions of dollars of fire loss each year and dont forget the cartons of old clothes which you should have given awa away y long ago to a charitable organization fire thrives on such accumulations make that fire prevention tour of your property today it will be a miracle if you dont find hazards you know existed speaking of home protection the following items may also be interesting to take note of and on the opposite page we offer a suggestion and plan for a modern home many of our modern colonial houses owe their handsome doorways and cornices cornicks cor nices to a book published in 1811 entitled the american builders companion or a system of architecture particularly adapted to the present style of building written by asher benjamin I 1 its influence was so considerable that even today many designers unknowingly duplicate its architectural tec tural details rangel these covered a wide range and included designs for plaster ceilings newel posts architectural urns and fireplaces every part of the house f for or that matter with the exception of the roof was decorated with rich form or color it was not until almost i years after publication of benjamins book that america was wa s finally shown how it could apply color to its roofs this was in 1910 when attempts were made to develop more colorful asphalt roof shingles this process still going on has created more than two dozen brightly hued asphalt shingle colors and blends which are bringing new architectural beauty to american roofs |