October 1958

OCTOBER GARDEN REMINDERS

Feed lawn: Enjoy a thick lawn this fall and have your lawn green-up much earlier in the spring by feeding now. If you mulch leaves on the lawn, apply an extra dose of a high-nitrogen plant food. Uniform spreading is needed for uniform green color.

CHAOS in the SUBURBS

IN Miami, Florida, stands a grotesque symbol of the chaos engulfing our large cities. A six-lane expressway built to carry traffic from northern suburban towns through the city to the southern suburbs runs right into a 20-acre project of the Miami Housing Authority. The expressway is partially blocked and a section of the project has had to be abandoned.

Silver is for using-every day

Convertible rooms for your guests

Just inside your door!

It's NEWS to me!

SMART COOK!

Smart decorating

Use these ideas . . . to make the space you need

Make your small rooms live bigger

NO MATTER how small your rooms, these space-making ideas will make them look and live bigger. Try a little mirror magic to create the illusion of an expanse of space. Or use sectional furniture to make the most of every inch, eliminate clutter, and organize your living.

Now, space unlimited in a new house!

Every once in a while, we discover a house that offers a startling amount of useful space-- far more than its size or cost suggests. Usually it has a simple plan and clean, uncluttered lines. Such a house recalls a basic, centuries-old building fact: that simplicity and well-organized space nearly always go hand in hand.

Washington's dizzy diplomatic whirl . . .

A successful diplomat should have the brain of a statesman, the feet of a New York cop, the charm of a movie siren, the tact of a bellboy, and the digestion of a billy goat. Between the serious side of diplomatic life and the social whirl of Washington, an ambassador is a combination fact-finder, public relations man, and trouble-shooter for his government. Sometimes a popular diplomat has to appear at a luncheon, three or more receptions, and full-course dinner in a single day.

Spring bulbs for a three months' show

Spring bulbs for a three months' show

"What a wonderful place to live!"

Living qualities of a home really stand up to be counted when shorter days and turning leaves announce the return of fall. Families used to move indoors for what amounted to hibernation. Nowadays, in such an accommodating house as this, it's a pleasure to look forward to company for football weekends, children and friends in from school, the family together for Thanksgiving, and all the happy holiday parties upcoming.

Tall vases take the spotlight

LET'S HAVE NO MORE NONSENSE ABOUT Weight!

WHAT really makes you fat or thin? For generations, we've believed that some of us just naturally garnered weight. Heredity, faulty glands, or "change of life" made some of us fat, while others stayed slim. Recent studies prove such factors are rarely, if ever, significant.

Family kitchen with a theme

Good laundry planning pays off

Threat yourself to a better laundry arrangement. Perhaps the addition of a table for sorting and folding clothes is what you need. Or a cabinet to keep detergents, bleaches, and other laundry supplies handy. Or how about a couple of clothes hampers to presort clothes for you?

Rainy-day play

When the weather says, "Stay indoors!" here are ways to keep young children happy and busy. It's a good idea to start assembling some of the materials now, so they'll be on hand when needed. Store them in a box marked "Rainy-day Play."

Know-how for sandwichmakers

Use soft butter or margarine. If melted, it soaks into bread. If you use frozen bread, the slices won't tear in spreading.

Should you be ashamed of your youngster's DIET?

Maybe you can feel proud instead of ashamed of your youngster's diet. You'll know if you belong with the prideful minority by the time you finish this article. If a child's diet does need improvement, there's only one person who can do the day-after-day job: the mother of the house. First, she has to be convinced that nutrition is important-- that it does make a lifelong difference to her child's health.

Furniture Fashion Festival

How to fit Large furniture into a small room

How to panel a room

Personal help in planning, decorating and furnishing YOUR home

Look for this Better Homes & Gardens "Home Planning Center" seal when you're looking for ideas to help make your home more comfortable and attractive. It identifies leading stores who feature personal counsel on home planning, decorating, and furnishings problems.

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Powerful new way to sell Education to your town!

Citizens and school officials working for better community support of their schools have found a new tool-- DocuDrama, in which the techniques of dramatic reading are used to make the story of education entertaining and informative.

Screen maintenance

New sports equipment-for hunting, hiking, camping

A room that's great for growing up!

The diary of a Plain dirt gardener.

Oct. I There is a lot of bloom on many a rose. In fact, final chore was to cut Maggie a bouquet of light pink buds and one bloom I found of Sterling Silver.

For flowers next spring

TEE MM NEXT DOOR

"If you raise your children 'by the book,'" our pastor told the Young Married Club at church, "better make up your mind which one-- comic, bank, or Good Book."