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turn all lights out without leaving the house or entering a bedroom in darkness.

7. Lighting is carefully planned to provide uniforrn illumination in every corner of the house, eliminating the irritation of dark corners and making the house safer than would be the case with dim and bright areas.

8. Pull-down lighting fixtures in the kitchen make bulb replace- ment simple.

9. Dressing and undressing in the bathroom is made more convenient and safer with a seat near the tub.

10. Getting in and out of the tub is made easier and safer by one of a number of carefully located grab-bars.

11. The housewife can sit during every kitchen operation from preparing and cooking a meal to washing dishes. Low counters, stove top and sink are efficiently arranged.with knee space below them for sit-down comfort.

12. AU kitchen cabinets can be reached from a sitting position except for storage units above the oven and refrigerator and stor_ age is planned to take fullest advantage of all space. There are no floor-level cabinets with inaccessible depths.

13. tr'loors are all non-skid and low-maintenance.

14. Perimeter heat provides wann floors in every room.

15. Storage and closest space is lavish, with special provisions made for display of prized possessions often collected over a lifetime by couples of retirement age. One whole wall can be given over to shelving.

16. Outdoors, all water faucets are at least 24 inches above the ground, making them easy to use, protecting growth around them from a dragging hose and lessening the danger of damage from low, early frosts.

Difford said information will be made available as soon as it is developed and mailed to a list of those interested. He announced that builders, developers or lumber dealers who were interested in receiving this information could write to Douglas F.ir plywood Association, Taeoma 2, Wash,

"Flammable" means "capable of being easily ignited." During the summer months, the forests of the Redwood Region are extremely flamrnable. Be careful with campfires, and other flames and help "Keep the Redwood Region Green."

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