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- READ THE OMAHA GUIDE - CLASSIFIED ADS READ THE H H _ Free Plan for Fence T)Y building a basket-weave fence, you at once enchance the appearance of you*- property, create privacy and create a wind break which also ventilates. Fast growing in popularity as a material for making such a fence is Masonite Siding, because* it comes ready-cut for the most desired widths, and its weather -ability is unquestioned. In addition, it's easily-handled and has no splinters. The tem pered hardboard siding is woven between wooden posts, four inches square, placed about four feet apart. A free plan showing how tf», build a woven fence and three ‘ other types may be obtained by writing the Home Service Bu • -ca'v reau, Suite 2037, 111 West Wash ington St., Chicago 2, 111., and requesting No. AE-300. Other styles shown are “The Good. Neighbor,” “Double Header” and “Hanging Garden.” ; ( The first three mentioned have, been pictured in leading home magazines, and the last men-' tioned is an innovation combining Masonite "Peg-Board” panels for hanging plants and Masonite Panelgroove for contrast. Ten years from today ... in the fear 1966 ... Roy Fruehauf, Pres ident, Fruehauf Trailer-Company, las predicted: The nation's motor transport leet, now 10 million vehicles, will grow to 15 million. America's freight trailer fleet, low 700,000, w ill be double. Many units in these fleets will be powered by the atom. There'll be more and more plastic trailers. i Trucks and trailers will he squipped w ith every type safety de rice, including airplane type steer ing gear and even radar screens. Piggybacking - which just be gan to grow in 1955—will become the biggest single revenue producer lor America’s railroads. The railroads will begin re placing the nation s <16,000 box cars with flat cars each carrying two truck trailers. Fisiiybackintj, the carrying of loaded truck trailers on steamships, will grow to great importance. Trucks and trailers will be car rying 99 percent of the mails on runs op to 300 miles. All this traflic will be moving over the most modem of highw ays. Toll highways will connect Miami and Chicago and New York and San Francisco. There'll be special lanes for trucks and trailers ... push button garages ... truck streets . . . mov ing sidew alks...less congested cities. DOLLARS SENT AWAY FOR PRINTING ^rT1TK' Never Come Back ^5^, Let U* Do Yoor Printing by CAPO LANE <1 WHEN YOU RARK YOUR CAR ON TME WOMENS TRAVFL DIRECTOR Ho STREE1; CLOSE ALL WINDOWS and lock SHELL OIL COMPANY ALL doors. REMEMBER TO TAKE THE KEYS WITH YOU; DON'T LEAVE THEM IN THE CAR \ Avoid PARKING ON DARK, uttle traveled streets, a car thief NEEDS TIME AND SECRECY TO BREW INTO THE CAR, WIRE THE IGNITION AND GET IT STARTED. also, avoid parking overnight ON ANY STREET. 9 Don't leave vour car parked :-A> a long Time, anywhere, without making PERIODIC checks. /■ M CWr IEAVE VALUABLE ARTICLES', SUCH AS LUGGAGE OR CLOTHING, IN PLAIN SIGHT IN >OUR BARKED CAR. THEy TEMPT A WOULD-BE BURGLAR. LOCK. VALUABLES IN THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT. If XXI BUY A USED CAR, BE SURE THAT TITLE PAPERS CORRESPOND WITH THE DESCFfcPDON OF THE ' /53 Make a permanent Y RECORD OF THE MOTOR \ AND SERIAL NUMBERS OP >OUR CAR. THIS WILL HELP THE AUTHORITIES AND TOUR INSURANCE / COMPANY FIND TOUT1 CAR IN THE EVENT IT'S / STOLEN. / anvKauT rfsr ami on coumffy Episcopal ChurchPhntTB BEFORE MAKING A REPORT to the National Council of the Episcopal Church, Dr James Howard Means (right), Boston physician, discusses the state of Japanese medicine with the Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Dr. Means was sent as the Presiding Bishop's personal representative to survey the Church's medical facilities and serv ices at St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo. ONE SMALL PATIENT receives loving care at St. Luke’s In ternational Hospital, Tokyo. Japan. The hospital, one of the largest and most modern in the entire Far East, is run by the Nippon Sei Ko K-itai (Holy Catholic Church in Japan). It was started in 1912 by an Episcopal medical missionary, Dr. Rudolph Bolling Te-is lcr of Virginia. —-.-— ----—i I I I YOUR HOME MERCHANTS ASK YOU TO "Buy AT HOME -—-—*! For Modern Toms and Beckys MM——>11 I III 11111—— 1 THE NEW "TOM SAWYER" SCHOOL DESK created by indus trial designers Gordon Lippincott and Walter Margulies gels a real durability test. Made for American Seating, it will be tried out this spring by children in several hundred "pilot" schools across the country. The desk is designed espec'ally to suit the needs of modern Toms and Beckys, has a plastic top. swivel seat, adjusts to individual heights and is impervious to bumps, bangs, gouges, digs and scratches. THE A M ERICA N WAY The Double-Cross THE AMERICAN WAY “*T3*a \<a«£ BuT, MR.CAMEI X ONLY invited YOUR HEAD in/ A Friendly Gesture Misunderstood Don't Let Muddy When mud gets on your young sters' or your own shoes, don’t lot tt dry on before brushing it off. Al though dry mud comes off more easily than wet, experts advise that mud stains leather, and the longer tt stays on, the worse the stain may ho. Highest Mountain France has the highest mountain In Europe west of the Caucasus, Mont Blanc, which towers to 15,781 feet Wax Is Dangerous Don’t wax a floor to the point that it becomes a skid hazard, especially if there are old people or children In the family. I » •; y Floor Protector j^OUGII on the flobr and rug are a baby’s rocker, bouncing :hair and similar playthings. However, there’s an easy way to protect a floor or floor covering. Simply take a panel of Mason ite !4" Tempered Presdvvood, ivailable at lumber yards, round A-. the corners and slightly bevel the ’ edges with a sandblock, sander or file, and you’ll have a protect ing base for baby’s frolics. This panel is wonderful for little children to be around, as it- I has no splinters and its surface is extremely smooth. Also, it’s moisture-resistant and easily kept clean. When the baby’s in the high chair, slip the Masonite mat under it, too. Spilled food won’t hurt it a bit. Lime for Garden* Host vegetable crops do best on soils tyat are neutral or slightly alkaline. However, do not plant i Irish potatoes for at least two years i after applying lime because i alkaline soils seem to favor the development of potato scab. — Staying Together Coming together la a beginning; j keeping together la progress; i working together la success. —Henry Ford . .—— Home Dangerous You may not think of your home as a booby trap—but accident stat istics prove that hazards lurk hi every nook and cranny of the house, i ■■■ ..-.I Quick Dessert Broil some canned grapefruit seg ments with your next broiled din ner for a quick dessert. Use Vi cup of the juice from the grapefruit mixed with a dash of nutmeg, cloves and Vi cup brown sugar. Dot the grapefruit butter with this as well as the sugar mixture and broil about ( minutes. Organised Dishwashing Drainers and dralnboards under neath them help to keep the dishes organized after washing; it also cuts down on the water which must be wiped from them. Save your hands by using a mop or a soft brush. This may not keep the hands completely out of the water, but it helps. . ...and SILENTf . .I as a GAS FLAME Easy Payments on Your GAS Bill IT’S UP TO YOU! ! I It's the job of the Omaha Public Power District to bring you ALL the electricity you need ... at all times... at fair prices. It's the job of the manufacturers of electric appliances to bring you more and better electric servants ... at prices you can afford. _t.,. V > ^ It’s your fob lo see that your home has MODERN WIRING Eight out of ten homes—even many new ones— just don’t have enough wiring to take care of their WIRE ON electrical needs. Old-fashioned wiring keeps people TIME from adding appliances they badly need and want. In most cases, it prevents them from satisfactorily N° payment using even those they already have. pay a ,lfile eacl1 month. Your electri It’s easy to bring your home’s wiring up to date. cal contractor has Modern wiring is moderate in cost, can be installed all the details, call without fuss or muss. Often just a little more wiring h,m is all that’s needed. _ Have a "power-full" house and live better—electrically NEBRASKA-IOWA ELECTRICAL COUNCIL I! 04 W. O. W. Building HA 2172 ,