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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1961-09-14, Page 90 s • • 0 There are a number of peo- ple today, who do not know bow that small, rectangular box, known as a thermostat, which is usually located on the living room wall, operates. First of all, the thermostat does not • regulate the volume of heat in a home, but merely turns the heating system on and off. Thus turning the thermostat up to 80 degrees won't cause Another way to increase your PATRONAGE REFUNDS! Enjoy the comforts of CO.OP SUNGLO FUEL OIL! New members are welcome Seaforth Farmers Phone 9 Seaforth 1 your home to heat up any faster than merely advancing it to a more • normal 72 degrees or 74 degrees. Secondly, location of the thermostat has a lot to do with how well it works on your be- half. It should, for example, be mounted in the living or dining areas in the path of natural circulation and on an inside wall about five feet from the floor and easily accessible. And it should• be mounted in a lo- cation between two studs. 11. the thermostat is placed behind doors, furniture, or in cold drafts from an open door, you're asking for trouble. Neither should it be near an outside wall, a fireplace, or in the direct rays of the sun; nor close to concealed pipes, ducts, or unusual sources of heat such as a radio, television set or lamp. The inevitable re- sult in cold feet for the whole family. Still another thing to re- member — a fixed indoor tem- perature does not necessarily mean you will be comfortable. Research has proved that when the walls of your house get cold, your body loses heat to the walls at a faster rate and you require a higher setting on your thermostat than normal in order to be comfortable. So watch the weather and ad- just your thermostat accord- ingly. For that matter you can get a thermostat to do that for you. one of two which combine to form what is known as in- door -outdoor temperature con- trol system. The outdoor ther- mostat provides the system with a sensitive "finger" which measures the effects of outdoor temperature, wind and sun and resets the indoor thermostat to compensate for changed con- ditions. Today's thermostats are a far cry from those of a few years ago both in beauty and brains. Because of smaller, more sensitive bimetals they respond more quickly to tem- perature changes of just a fraction of a degree. Also, a small heating element has been added to raise the tem- perature within the thermostat casing whenever there is a call for heat. Thus the heating system is shut off before the desired tem- perature is reached — just enough before so that the heat on its way up from the furnace or boiler will bring the tem- perature up to the desired point. Overheating is eliminat- ed and so is the old, too cold— too hot cycle. A major mechanical improve- ment is the use of the newly designed miniature mercury switch for home thermostats. It, • responds instantly, practically never wears out and its her- metic seal prevents dust from insulating the electric contacts —the chief reason for thermo- stat service calls. Inspection Aids Winter Heating Timely inspection of our automatic heating systems will ensure comfortable home tem- peratures when the first severe drop in the mercury occurs. The effortless automation of modern heating systems often lulls home owners into a false sense of absolute protection. This often results in lengthy service delays caused by the annual rush on the first - cold night of the winter season. People come to believe that their ultramodern gas or oil burner is infallible, until the wintry winds start blowing. Then, if for one reason or another, the house doesn't seem to warm up sufficiently, or some rooms remain ice -box cold, or if fuel costs start mounting, 'dissatisfaction be- gins. With Winter on its way, it might be well to give a thought or two to thing's you can watch for or do to your heating sys- tem in order to make this win- ter a much more pleasant one. You need not pamper a good heating system to keep it func- tioning well. But there are a few things you should do. Vent Radiators In hot water systems, - for example, vent the radiators every Fall and oil your circula- tor every three months. In forc- ed warm air systems, change or clean your filters two or three times a year and oil your blower and blower motor. It's also not a bad idea to check the heating system oc- casionally to see if it is func- tioning well. For example, check for soot in the combus- tion chamber if you have an oil burner and if there is a layer of black soot, then you know the fuel and air mixture is incorrect. This is a job for an oil heating serviceman. If your blower doesn't run during most of the day in the heating season, lower your fan setting to get more nearly con- tinuous fan operation. This gives better distribution and eliminates cold air layers. The most important thing to do, however, is to have the heating system checked thor- oughly once a year by a com- petent heating company. NO MATTER WHAT FUEL YOU USE IT WILL PAY :.TO N 0 Thome )nsulate you We Carry a Complete Line of QUALITY INSULATION Whether you do it yourself or call on a contractor to insulate your home— be sure to select your material here. You'll get the finest in quality at the lowest prices. INSULATION HELPS CUT FUEL COSTS ! Insulation provides added comfort and economy. Call us now for free estimate. t-. aMacaulay LUMBER and BUILDING SUPPLIES Phone 787 Seaforth THg IIVRON VP OARTOB5 $gA OR IL Ont `E?M•F r. 144 +0+ CHURCH GROUPS HEAR REPORTS MEET . REBEKAHS A potluck supper, convened by Mrs. Keith Sharp, preceded the first meeting for the fall term of Edelweiss Rebekah Lodge. Following the meal, Sunshine Pals were revealed with the exchange of gifts. Mrs. Margaret Messenger, N.G., presided for the meeting at which nominations were held, with all offices being fill- ed by acclamation. Installation 'of these and the appointed of- ficers will take place on Oct. 23 by Mrs. Carmen McPherson, of Clinton, DDP, of Huron Dis- trict No. 23, anher staff. Mrs. Leslie McClure was again named Sunshine Pal con- vener. Members received,an invitation to an internatinal rally to be held at Sarnia on Sunday, Oct. 1, at which Rev. Duncan Guest, of Centralia, is to be guest speaker. Plans are to have the initia- tory degree conferred in early October. FURROW AND FALLOW (By FAIRBAIRN) The 'feed situation in Ontario —which wasn't worrying too many -farmers, even w i t h drought in the west—is now assuming serious proportions. A lot of hay was lost but many still had some in the barn from last year. Wet weather resulted in a lot of wheat .sprouting and continued damp weather has caused a lot of oats to sprout or to be threshed with such a high moisture content that it can't be stored without drying —and not too many farmers have facilities for this. With this situation locally goes the smaller crop of feed grain in the west and the steady though gradual rise in feed pric- es tklhich is making many farm- ers look for less expensive feedstuffs. Some are available but it is advisable to figure.out whether .they are cheaper in the long run—whether you are buying any . more food value that will put weight on ani- mals or poultry or make hens lay eggs -for less money. Some- times an apparently expensive feed will turn out to be cheap- er in that you get more grain per dollar. Quite a quantity of mixed feed oats has arrived at Great Lakes elevators recently. Nor- mally we don't see much of this and some people may not be too familiar with it. It is a low-priced feed and is perfect- ly all right for cows, beef cattle or sheep over one year old, but it is not considered good busi- ness to use mixed feed oats as the complete oat 'section of a ration for younger animals or poultry—maybe half of the oat portion of any ration could be made up of mixed feed oats for these, Why? Mainly because the fibre content is higher—up to 15 per cent. Also, the protein content is usually lower than better grade oats so more must be fed in order to get the bal- anced ration. All of which means the total digestible nu- trients are less in mixed feed oats so any farmer would be well advised to check the pric- es of lower grade feed oats against the price of mixed feed oats to see which is the better buy. There is another point to, be considered. Mixed feed oats has to be over half wild oats— or black oats—and there could be some weed seeds in there. Actually, it is what is left af- ter the higher grades of feed oats have been removed at the cleaning plant and, according to the Canada Foodstuffs Act must not contain more than 49 per cent good grain. Fine grind- ing will eliminate much of the danger of spreading wild oats seed but it will not eliminate the danger of spreading all weed seeds. This is true also with wheat screenings although there is a grade of these-- No. 1 Feed Screenings. Wheat that must not contain more than 6% weed seeds. This can be a good sub stitute for good grade feed wheat if the price is right, but again the fibre content is high- er and so is the fat. The pro- tein is just about the same, but care should be taken in feed- ing screenings to animals—as with mixed feed oats. - Many authorities do not advise- feed- ing wheat screenings to young animals but—at the right price —screenings could well make up half of the wheat ration for animals over one year old. •. Today's Tidbit: Now that sediment tests are required on bulk milk tanks, a good Alter Is a good investment. NORTHSIDE WA, GROUP 1 The September meeting of Northside WA, Group 1,-• was held at the home of Mrs. Fred Mills with 14 present. The president, Mrs, W. Cuthill, op- ened the meeting with "Quiet Thoughts," followed by prayer. Mrs. C. Walden reported $92.21 sent in, and Mrs. Garnham handed in $25 received for quilting. Mrs. Cuthill, Mills and Ellis were chosen to compose a let- ter to be sent to all members and adherents of the group, in- viting donations or help with the bazaar. Mrs. H. Connell told of the farewell gift given to Mrs. H. Hunt. Mrs. Cuthill read, "Unto You It is Given— To Suffer." Mrs. Connell and Mrs. Tre- wartha had charge of the pro- gram. St. John, chapter 14, verses 1 to 21, were read by Mrs. E. H. Close, and Mrs. 11. Murdie led in prayer. Mrs. E. M. Williams read the poem, "Sunset," Mrs. Neil Bell gave an interesting and informative talk on the life of work of Dr. Tom Dooley. Mrs. S. Garnham and Mrs. W. Campbell provided the lunch, and Mrs. Connell gave the courtesy remarks. • HALF AND HALF The population of N e w Brunswick is about 600,000. It is almost equally divided be- tween English - speaking a n d French speaking citizens. TINTORETTO A NICKNAME One of -the greatest and most famous of the early Italian art- ists was Tintoretto, but this was not his real name. It was a nickname, meaning "little dy- er" of Jacopo Robusti. SEAFORT WI COMPLETES :' PLANS FOR FALL FAIR ACTIVITY The Seaforth Women's Insti- tute met at the home of Mrs. J, F. Keys Wednesday evening with a good attendance of mem- bers and visitors. Mrs. Keys, the president, presided and op- ened the meeting, Correspond- ence was read by the secretary, consisting of a letter of thanks from the Keys family, Mrs. Gou- die and Mrs. Andrew Crozier. The roll call was answered by a household hint. The matto, "No woman is a slave to housework but rather to- the way she does it," was very ably taken by Mrs. Harry Nesbitt. Mrs. McKee, from Wil- low Grove, gave a demonstra- tion on rug -making. A vote of thanks was given by Mrs. E. Papple to all who helped with the meeting. Lunchwas served b' the hostess, -and lunch com- mittee. Committees for the Fair booth are: Hot dogs: Mrs. El- mer Cameron, Mrs. Gordon El- liott, Mrsi Wilfred Coleman, Mrs. Earl Papple; soft drinks: Mrs. John MacLean; pies: Mrs. R. M. Scott; tea and coffee: Mrs. R. J. Doig, Mrs. Andrew Croz- ier, Mrs. Lorne Carter; wash dishes: Mrs. Isaac Hudson, Mrs. John Gordon; in charge of din- ners: Mrs. Leonard Strong, Mrs. Eldon Kerr, Mrs. Gordan Pap- ple; cashier: Mrs. Ross Gordon. All members are asked to bring two homemade pies for the booth, suitable to serve with ice cream, Institute officers re- quested. Any member's name that is ,.,,not mentioned in the committees above is asked to come and help in the booth whenever possible, Why not throw these obsolete tools away? Heat your home with automatic Natural Gas Natural gas keeps the temperature of your home exactly where you want it without a lick of work on your part. You see, natural gas home heating is all automatic. The only work it ever requires is a touch of the finger to set the thermostat. Consider also the fact that natural gas is more economical and much cleaner than other fuels. How can you reasonably refuse yourself its com- fort and convenience ? Go modern this winter! Convert to natural gas now! see your heating contractor or UNIONGASCOMPANY OF CANADA. LIMITED GINGERICH'S Sales & Service Ltd. Seaforth: Phone 585 - Zurich 34 BOB DOIG Plumbing - Heating Phone 668 R 13 : Seaforth SILLS' HARDWARE Plumbing - Electrical - Heating Phone 56 : Seaforth FRANK KLING LTD. Plumbing - Heating - Electrical Phone 19 Seaforth D. R. 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