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September 4, 1941     The Mount Vernon Hawkeye-Record
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September 4, 1941 THE MOUNT VERNON, IOWA, HAIVI(EYE-I{FCORD AND THE LISBON HERALD Page Eleven r HEDGES OFFICE BUILDING PERMANENCE IS VERY IMPORTANT IN BUILDING The structure of the home often gets less attention than the ex- ternals: the fiinish, decoration, equipment, and planting, because care applied to the building of the inner structure is not as immed- iately evident as the niceties of ] the exterior. That's only too hu- man, like buying a ear beeause of its upholstery instead of its motor, or bettin~ on a horse because the jockey has pretty brown eyes. However, neglect of the basic structure of a house bounces hack within a few years in high repair costs as well as general deteriora- IN THE RECREATION ROOM W'hen furniture acquires white paint spots from being knocked against white walls or woodwork, the white spots may be removed by scraping them away very care- fully with a razor blade. This will leave a dulled spot on the surface, but a polishing with powdered rot- tenstone and oil will conceal such blemishes. pr0je~ ~dditi0~ ~l~ic ~llrII lion of the exterior. Houses that modern office building ~vas erected in 1931 by Charles E. are soundly built from the inside I to honse offices of the Hedges Lumber and Coal Company fol- [ out not only cost less to maintain, the fire which destroyed the offices and elevator, Much nf the but look better longer. 1 in l'felffer Hall addition was 1)urchased fx~)m the tledges firm. It is much mm-e expensive to re- pair any part of the inner struc- T I ture, if it is unsatisfactory, than the e Can Raise Your Rent agencies arc willing, if not anxious exterior, because it is covered both YOU Own Your Home Ire lend money on new homes . . . inside and out. Any bad per- I and building costs are still lowerformance of the structure always ~g is easy and satisfactory I than they wereduring the firstdamages the outside and inside fin- ere are plenty of houses on lW rld War and for many years ish, and often even the furnish- ket. ~hrhen houses begin to i after, tags. during "good" times you .~ ."Z-.-'-"----'U:'--. - Careful selection of materials gut 8Ol(llers, sailors, ana ma- te receive a notice fromt and thorough workmanship will rmes neeu planes, SillpS, tanks, am- that "beginning next ! . . . imunltlon, uniforms, and food. You ~hur rent will be increased." lean help to supply them by buy- e last World W'ar a nous- . . [ ing Defense Savings Bonds and forces rents up at ! Stamps. rate of speed. Today be heading into another Defense Savings Bonds arc now shortage, but fortunately t available at more than 16,000 post costs are low and plenty!offices and 9.000 banks throughout I[ interest.is available at a fair the United States. lean beat the game if you To "Keep 'em Flying" you must lea per cent to pay down on"Keep on Buying" Defense Say- home of own. Lending ings Bonds and Stamps regularly. pay dividends in a satisfactory home that will last as long as sue- cessive generations of owners choose to maintain it. Defense Savings Bonds may he registered in the name of one individual, or of two individuals as co-owners, or one individual and one other individual as beneficiary. Turn to page 7 for the Classified Ad SecUon. Tremendous changes have taken place since early coal min- ing days. Mining methods and mining machinery have become far safer and better. Much now happens to coal before it leaves the mine that was never imagined even ten years ago. Witness the modern coal refinery pictured above. It houses a seven-step process which raises the quality of a naturally high grade coal. It reduces the ash content to a predetermined per- centage, steps up heat value and burning efficiency. It washes and dustproofs the coal to a new cleanliness; sizes it with me- chanical precision to suit each type of heating plant. Such coal is strictly modern fuel, highly efficient. been the choice of Cornell College for years. i factors will determine its value. I No one wants to troy a house which says all over the outside. "I ant out of date." Buihling and arcflilcetural styles change in ]about five-year cycles. The prac- !tires in vogue when it was built "date" every house. If the age of the house iv not apparent on the exterior, the inside equipment will let tim cat out of the bag. The l