June 1972

WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME

You have a 180 percent greater chance of being robbed today than you had just a decade ago. Crime, and especially burglary, is on the rise. According to F.B.I, records, daytime home burglaries alone have climbed 337 percent between 1960 and 1970. Property owners lost nearly $700 million last year to thieves.

How healthy are "health" foods?

Stores and restaurants are springing up all over the country selling "health," "organic," or "natural" foods. They're catering to a small but rapidly growing group of people who are convinced that certain foods are the key to health.

DOES A CAR-BUYING VACATION MAKE SENSE?

You can save by using your vacation to buy a new car at the factory-- depending on where in the world you want to go-- and what kind of a car you want to buy.

KEEP YOUR CAR COOL

Less than a score of years ago, you drained the antifreeze each spring and filled the cooling system with water. Then each fall you put in a fresh supply of methyl alcohol.

Getting more fun for your money

There's no doubt about it: Money management is something to take seriously. That's especially true these days, considering the belt-tightening times most of us are still going through. Every family today needs a basic saving and spending plan geared to its daily living, as well as its future goals.

Will your car insurance be cancelled?

If you think a good driving record and the money to pay premiums are all you need to keep car insurance in effect, you're wrong. Insurance companies can, and do, terminate policies for subjective reasons.

9 WAYS TO IMPROVE THE FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE

What seems to be a wall covered with clinging vine is actually a problemsolving screen extension. Behind the ten-foot-long fence/wall, the windows of a child's room now look out on a private garden courtyard instead of the driveway. A fascia board, supported by a 4x4 post, links the screen extension with the garage at right.

PROJECTS FOR A PARTY PATIO

Make the most of your patio this summer with one of these convenient storage and serving centers. Each makes a perfect place to serve everything from snacks to feasts. And in all three units, there's ample storage space for dishes, supplies, and a whole lot more!

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A triple-duty table you can build

Step by step to CANNING FRUIT

While strawberries are looking their most luscious, and peaches have just the right amount of bloom on their cheeks, follow these instructions to preserving summer's fruits. Clip the chart for future reference.

TABLE SETTINGS: an exciting way to mix and match

Maybe you inherited Aunt Maude's Dresden and you're an earthy earthenware type. Or you're stuck with a hodgepodge of silver, china, and glassware. You may still hold a winning hand in the new tradition-upsetting table setting game shown on these pages.

Landscaping problem areas

Every home gardener at some time or other runs into a special situation or problem in landscaping. It may be how to control heat, wind, noise, or dust. Or the puzzler may be how to landscape a slope, use a narrow space, or screen off a freeway. One of the most common problems is what to plant in heavy shade. To find the answer to your particular trouble spot, check these pages. This fourth and last article in our home landscaping series shows how to use water fountains, hedges, screens, and plants in special situations.

Summer furniture that moves indoors

When it's time to select your summer furniture, look for pieces you can use all year round. This sampling shows how easily the new designs make the transition from outdoors to in. Their sturdy construction makes them a practical choice, and they're handsome enough to look good anywhere in your home.

Oven extenders

Don't let a skimpy oven cramp your culinary style. With a broiler-oven or broiler-rotisserie, you can stretch your oven space to fit your needs. The broiler-oven can bake and broil, and some models can even spit roast. The broiler-rotisserie handles broiling and spit roasting.

Parties kids will like

From tots to ten-year-olds-- they all want to know what kind of party they're going to have. If you're wondering too, here are three child-tested plans complete with centerpiece ideas and game possibilities.

HOUSEPLANT HOW-TO

Let certain plants stay put Some plants do so well in the house that there's no need to move them out for a change of atmosphere. That's a good thing because these same plants would suffer irreparable damage from the elements.

What a dehumidifier does for you

If your home is plagued by a ... basement, rusty tools and ... equipment, sweaty pipes, ... paint and wallpaper-- ... try for a different solution each problem. The real cause all those headaches is ... excessive moisture in the and the overall solution to is a dehumidifier.

Traveling with tots

Although traveling with older children can be a special delight, very young infants-- say, six months old or under-- can present some sizable problems on the road. Yet many parents would rather travel with a baby than spend their once-a-year vacation at home, and there are ways to make an infant's first trip fairly painless.

GARDENING IN JUNE

Few gardeners have to sit and wonder what to do in the month of June. More likely, the problem is how to do all the things you'd like to do. Here are some suggestions to make your gardening more efficient and rewarding the next few months.

Take your refrigerator's temperature

Knowing what to put where is the key to efficient refrigerator storage. Different areas of your refrigerator have different temperatures. Here's how to make them work for you.

Special-effect shades

Candy-striped shades in orange and beige were chosen to complement the brick and mortar background of this screened porch. The shades, hung reverse roll for a clean architectural look, are contained in a wooden frame which also accommodates the screening. To prevent the shades from flapping in the breeze when they're lowered, metal strius were substituted for wooden slats in bottom hems.

Big patterns for little people

Two New National Parks in the West

This year marks the first hundred years of national parks-- not because anyone thought of a national park system in 1872-- but because a handful of explorers fell in love with that steamy wonderland we now know as Yellowstone. Far from what passed as civilization in 1872, Yellowstone was relatively unknown-- a place where travelers could (and did, as late as 1874) get themselves captured by Indians.

Homemade headboards

1. Pick a swath of fabric and fashion a headboard similar to this one. First cover a large piece of plywood or hardboard with a thin sheet of plastic foam. Stretch print or plain fabric tautly over the board and glue to the underside.

Emergency care for your pet

Giving first aid to an injured dog or cat can be one of the most crucial tests you'll face as a pet owner. But keep calm. It's difficult, but absolutely necessary. Animals can sense and share human anxiety, and the last thing your injured pet needs is additional emotional strain.

How to order material from the magazine

How to buy light bulbs

Which is your best bulb buy? That largely depends on the lighting job you have in mind. You can be guided, however, by bulb ratings which now appear on the paper sleeves or jackets in which bulbs are packaged.

Shopping editor's choice

Discover the fun and convenience of shopping by mail! You can order with complete confidence any of the items shown: each company will refund your money if you're not delighted.

The man next door

Eleven-year-old Judy's newest hobby is bird-watching. So far she has identified two species never before seen outside the jungles of South America.