TxiMniiii . —«~s—|b£H|; ... / JW. ? —- '~ r ~ - •*..»•<•.• ,>.■ ■ ■ 'A x_ * mi - >■- ' R 1 1 ■ *Br***'* jßjfl Mft »&w gaMi Ia ■ I ' B \ t ■MMjb wWwV BigO __| i__ | ’ k K■. / 3 | -. ft ft I - T I " Sy Aat I ss? 4 ’»>- . O L' i fli ■ r .w ir k . . ■lll 11—- ■ *j£ Jflß 1W& i I B Bl™ B I~—— -~ £**s ; 'sLk < H 1 It I . «g ft ft ft fti a. 1 1 1 - ■*" I ill > . .F-Msa&ilir I a .i x - t x Wb 51 ‘ II B ”’I! 1 I 7 it? 'o 11 ° "'■>/• ‘ 7«sit ft ft m * ftl lEBKfli lßr®h li L. The Agent never knew when he said 'you’ll loi/e this old place" Hm* would he know what it's like to housekeep in a great At first, we looked through some newer houses, but none of c-ld barn ot a house vou can't keep clean.' I’ll never forget the them was quite what we w anted. And most were too dav the agent showed us over it. \\ e'd just returned from our expensive. J'inallv. and 1 suppose prettv much as a last resort, honevmoon. with onh enough in the bank lor a small deposit in\ husband said “Whv don't we build?"’ For a start, I on a cheap home. “I know vou'll love this old place", the thought he was joking, but as we’d tried'almost everything agent said. "A tew dollars spent here and there and she'll be a else. 1 thought “What can we lose?" Then the whole wonderful familv home". Then he gave us an old fashioned procedure started again. Until someone recommended look and said "You could breed for vears in a place this size M erritt-Beazlev. From one of their standard plans they and still not fill it." It was big enough allright. And cold. And customised a house that gave us everything we really wanted, draughty. And impossible to furnish properly. g, including a sewing room for me. And they found-uS a nice Then, after last vears dismal winter, when all the children * section near the children's school. My only regret is that we went down with colds, 1 told my husband that enough was didn’t trv them sooner, enough. We had to have something better. Secretly, I knew Save vourself all. the hassle of house hunting and call on he agreed with me, although he kicked up a bit of a fuss fora M erritt-Beazlev first. Whatever vour circumstances,- they can start. advise vou best on finance, section availability, plans and building procedures. Call now and let them work lor you. 'l’ThW' merritt-beozleu I n I »1 homesltd 134 Victoria Street, Christchurch Telephone: 67-274 Peter Dixon Phone 884-464 Trevor Petrie Phone 884-933 Larry Ellis Phone 8.59-509 Rod McDonald Phone 27-7313 Barry Lomax Phone Bel. 8889 Branch Offices: Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Blenheim. Ashburton,Timaru.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34000, 14 November 1975, Page 5
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