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November 4,
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staff photo by Jorge Cm
Physical education lecturer Jim Woosley, during
one of his skiing classes at Mt. Aggie, uses Jill
Hendrickson to demonstrate what not to do while
slipping down the slopes. Hendrickson is
sophomore from Houston studying mechanical
engineering.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — The dis
posable society has entered the
E-Systems continues
the tradition of
the world’s great problem solvers.
Maxwell’s electro
magnetic field theory led to
huge practical scientific
advances. His light theory
led to his own development
of one of the first color
photos and the kinetic
theory of gasses.
. Scientists and en
gineers at E-Systems are
carrying on in the tradition of
Maxwell’s genius. Today,
they are solving some of the
world’s toughest problems
in electronically steered
phased array antennas,
electromagnetic scattering
and solar ray concentration,
using his findings as tools.
E-Systems is main
taining a reputation for
designing and building
communications, data,
antenna, intelligence and
reconnaissance systems
that are often the first-of-a-
kind in the world.
For a reprint of the
Maxwell illustration and
information on career
opportunities with E-Sys
tems in Texas, Florida,
Indiana, Utah or Virginia,
write: Lloyd K. Lauderdale,
V.P. — Research and Engi
neering, E-Systems,
Corporate Headquarters,
P.O. Box 226030, Dallas,
Texas 75266.
E-SYSTEMS
The problem solvers.
An equal opportunity employer M/F. H. V
fix-it-yourselt age.
With every swing of their
hammers, more and more peo
ple are tolling the end of service
calls by making repairs them
selves.
Industry researchers esti
mate up to 85 percent of all
American households under
took at least one home, garden
'or auto project in 1981.
Market analysts say Amer
icans will spend $32.9 million to
$34.4 million this year for home
improvement materials. That’s
at least 20 percent above 1981
sales. They predict sales by 1990
will triple this year’s level.
“You don’t need skill so much
as the guts to do it,” says Patty
Kaasa. She and husband Steve
have shent three years renovat
ing their Victorian home.
“If anybody gets the wobblies
about this, consider your op
tions: Are you willing to spend a
couple of years doing this or do
you want to spend your time liv
ing in a house trailer?” she said.
Others say it’s a relief to work
with their hands after spending
the day at a desk job. Most get
.self-satisfaction out of a well-
done project.
There is a growing willing
ness to tackle increasingly com
plicated projects.
While a 1982 Building Supply
News study shows a third of the
nation’s 71.1 million do-it-
yourself jobs still were simple
chores like painting, it also
found 27.1 percent were much
more sophisticated — plumbing
or electrical work.
General Electric research in
dicates four of every 10 major
appliance repairs are handled
by the owner or a friend of the
owner.
A study by Home Genter
magazine describes the typical
do-it-yourselfer as a 48-year-old
male with a $28,()()() a year
white-collar job. About half are
college-educated.
Another study shows that
offspring of the post-World War
II Baby Boom make up 46.8
percent of the fix-it crowd. The
industry’s Do-It-Yourself Re
search Institute says they are
most likely to seek new housing
and to be hurt by the home con
struction slump.
Many people now look for
older homes they can hammer
and paint and turn into dream
houses. Analysts say that trend
alone is enough to keep hard
ware and supply stores busy in
the next decade.
Denise Ppythress, a Raleigh
woman who runs her own pic
ture framing business, joined
the do-it-yourself crowd when
her 1940s apartment complex
was converted into a condomi
nium last year.
She has changed switch
plates, laid extra attic insulation,
repainted a bathroom, replaced
electric sockets and installed
new plasterboard in closets.
“It wasn’t dangerous,” she
said. “Most of it was time-
consuming, but I saved a lot and
I feel I’ve done a good job.
“I do it partly for the enjoy
ment, doing it myself and seeing
the job done. At the same
it’s an investment. This i!
first home, and I want lor
money on what I do.”
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