Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-15

BY HERMAN BAUM
Stor Special Writer

Summer Is the time Of the
year when school teachers get
. well-deserved rest and par
ents take over the Job Of try
Ing to keep their youngsters
occupied and out Of mischief.
II the budget permits, you
can pack your brood off to
summer camps, or good old
long suffering Aunt Betty
might take them for a week
or two or until the going gets
too rough.
II YOU are stuck with them
at home, one idea that gives
reasonably good results, until
the novelty wears off, is to
). provide q variety OF play
equipment and games. Two
such ideas area shuffleboard
court and a basketball back
stop. You can paint a shuf-
tleboard court on almost any
driveway while the backstop
tits into any back yard
The measurements given
for the shuffleboard court are
those required for champion
ship play. You are at liberty
TO reduce the length as may
be required for your driveway
without fear of being inves-
tigated by the Amateur Ath-
letic Union. Try to maintain
the required width and the
size Of the scoring triangle
but reduce the other dimen-
sions as necessary.
The easiest way to mark
the lines is to place two thin
boards about q half inch
apart and fasten them with
wood cleats nailed across the
ends. It is easy to paint
straight lines between the
two toards. Use traffic paint
II 1t is available; otherwise,
use concrete floor paint.
The basketball backstop is
made Of 1-inch lumber fas-
tened together with patterns
across the back as shown.
Three quarter inch exterior
plywood can also be used. The
illustration shows the recon-
mended method for mounting
the board suspended out 2
feet from a 4 by 4 wood post.
An easier method is to attach
the board directly to the post.
You might also consider using
q 4-inch steel pipe and at
taching the board to 1t with
several pipe straps. The post
should be set 8 feet into the
earth and surrounded with
concrete.
outpotients' Clinic
Mrs. S. E. BADLY cracked
plaster can be covered with
gypSumboard. If the plaster Is
only cracked and not loose,
the new material can be &C.
mented on. Otherwise, 1t
must be applied over Turing
strips.
Mrs. G. G. S.-One of the
new epoxy paints will repair
the damaged area inside your
refrigerator. The surface
must be warm. clean and dry
when the paint is applied.
That woodpecker that pecks
on your roof at 4 am. is
probably suffering from in
somnia. Give him a sleeping
pill.
J. A. M.-We have instruc-
tons for installing ceiling
tiles but you did not send us
return postage.
Roof Sheothins
"In building a summer
camp cabin, can ! use inte-
rior grade plywood for the
roof sheating? 1t Is much
cheaper than the waterproof
grade. "-P. L. K.
Answer - Dampness will
probably destroy this ply
wood. You should use sheath
ing grade plywood which is
less expensive than either Of
the two types you mention.
Sloppy Pointer Again
"A painter dropped paint In
my bath tub. How can I re-
move it?"-F. K. G.
Answer - A razor blade
should remove 1t easily. but
be careful not TO scratch the
porcelain. You also can use
q water-wash type paint re-
mover, being careful to apply
the remover only TO the paint
spots.
vinyI Tile
"Since there are several
kinds OF vinyl tile, which
would be the best for kitchen
floor subject TO hard wear7"
Ak.
Answer-The lowest priced