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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1968-02-15, Page 2• `ThrietsrAcIvocat.4.. Fobryary i5, 1168 Page 2 Preacher saw" evil ways.' We're realty turned ,on! Just Arrived! THE NEW BEATTY "TWIN TUB" WASHER-SPIN DRYER SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER! REGULARLY 229,95 — NOW $199 95 SAVE 30.00 JUST A FEW FANTASTIC FEATURES * Big Wash Tub for large capacity wash * Continuous water cir- culating into large lint filter that gives you lint free wash * Large spin dryer for damp clothes * No plumbing needed - works on your taps * Automatic wash timer control for up to 12 minutes of wash *Suds saver *Compact on wheels * Wash and Spin Dry at the same time AVAILABLE NOW FROM FISHER'S HARDWARE EXETER 235-2190 171711,11171... blagrowing community NATIONAL ELECTRICAL WEEK , FEBRUARY 11-17,1968 In Many Ways... In Many Places... ft Works to Help You Do Things The wonders of electricity will never cease! On the farm, in the city in your home . . in business and industry ... electricity is everywhere, working to make life better for all of us and for our community. Our goal, to which we dedicate ourselves, is to make certain that you will always be able to enjoy the many advantages of electricity. To make your life a better one by serving your electrical needs is a privilege in which we take great pride. • 4 • S • WE OW HANDLE All OF YOUR Electric Outlets Expertly Installed Well bring your home up to date, electrically at low cost. 2t.5 HURON E. EXETER ELECTRICAL WIRING TV, RAMO ANb SMALL APPLIANCE REPAIRS Exeter council last week took steps to increase park Lana in the vicinity of the community, although some members pointed out no money should be spent on such plans. It was also noted by Mayor Jack Delbridge and Reeve Derry Boyle that park acquisition has to be considered with a view to the maintenance of that park area. "Parks have to grow with the population," Mayor Delbridge stated, adding that council had to spend money where it would return the most value for the taxpayers and he said he wasn't certain park development con- stituted such an expenditure. "I'm concerned with park maintenance costs," Reeve Boyle . added. The suggestion for develop- ment of park land came from Ausable River Conservation Auth- ority representative R. E. Pooley and chairman Wellington Brock. The two men explained there was some consideration being given to development of land be- tween Riverview Park and the Morrison Dam, as well as land west of the Highway 4 bridge. It was noted that consideration of the purchase of lands in these two areas could be considered by the ARCA If Exeter requested that this be done. In addition, lands now owned by the town in this area would have to be deeded to the ARCA so grants could be received to- wards the development. Council learned that it would be possible for the ARCA to purchase the land outside the municipality and the acquisition cost would be based on the ARCA administration levy which is spread evenly among all com- munities in the watershed de- pending on population and assess- ment. Brock said there would be no direct cost to Exeter if such a project was approvedby the ARC A. If undertaken, it is expected it would be spread out over several years. "if the Authority is ready to make a beginning, the town has to be too," councillor Wooden stated in presenting a Motion that council request the ARCA to consider the move this year. The motien was carried. 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FAMOUS BRAND NAMES ALSO ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL NEEDS ,Bernertther MO days. when grantinia baked her APP1O pies in a Wo94.9vent when 0;e,, f rIprgtpr VAS a .Stattla and television. imknewn,7 Hack when electricity was used mainly fp.r. lights? Times have changed...001'1inch .of Ontario's change is due to electrleity. Today, the. people the :province, are .a "turned on society jest about everything, can be done electrically,. Each year canaglians pay Crib- Me to the electrical industry and. Its pioneers during National Electric week. This. year it is being observed Feb, 11-17., The electrical, efficiency and economy we take for granted is the result of one man's unceas, ing industry and tenacity, Sir Adam Beck —icnown as the nth- of Hydro in Ontario—was tough, gruff and, intolerant, his critics, Say.. But his friends were 'mire a man of more delicate disposition would never have suc- cooed. Today, the electrically-serv, iced home has evolved into some- thing beyond Beck's dreams. The modern all-electric home is a pace-setter — every appliance, homeowner aid, and most gad- gets are electric, Even drive- ways are heated by snow melt- ing grids.. They're called Medallion All- Electric homes, :and the people who live in them are justifiably proud of their ownership, In the Medallion Home the whole fam,, fly can enjoy the comfort and safety of all-electric living, Light conditioning a s s Or e s. Proper lighting inside and outside the home, FlaMeleas electric heating, with individual room temperature eontrels, insures eleen, safe heat, But it wasett always that way, Early critics of Hydro werepro- phets of deom. Electricity was change and in every age there are people who resist change. There were rumors of the direst kind, mis- understanding about the nature of electricity — even religious op- position, people objected to power lines and poles that stuck out over the countryside. And maybe all that pOwer going through the house wiring was unhealthy, if not down- right harmful, they said. Not only that, you had to have your house pulled apart, the critics cried, to have the wiring installed. A Toronto preacher claimed that electricity would lead the nation's womanhood into evil ways, because it freed girls from honest labor. But soon electricity was oper- when it was suggested the park land would possibly be turned over to the town for maintenance after it was developed by the ARC A. ARCA field officer Terry Mc- Cauley was also present at the meeting and received council per- mission to present plans and costs for extending the gabion protection at the Riverview Park dam. He said the recent flood showed the present protection to be in- adequate and he feared some erosion would take place if re- medial steps were not taken. In other business, council: Were advised by a St. Thomas auditing firm they would do the town's audit for $400 less than the present fee of $2,400 being paid A. M. Harper, Goderich. No action was taken on the mat- ter. A donation of $15 was made to the Huron Soil and Crop Im- provement Association. Learned the cost of rebuild- ing the motor on the grader was $2,193. The estimate for the work had been slightly higher. By MRS. ROSS SKINNER Mrs. Gilbert Johns, Mrs. Howard Pym, Mrs. Alan Mc- Lennan, Mrs. Lewis Johns, Mrs. Howard Johns, Mrs. Hans Gert- senkorn of the Elimville UCW attended the amalgamation meet- ing of the Huron & Perth Pres- bytery held at Seaforth last wed- nesday. Several ladies attended a baby shower for Mrs. Emerson Pen- hale at the home of Mrs. Gordon prance of Winchelsea Friday evening. ating stoves, .sewing machines, washers, irons and a variety of other aPPlianCeS. Gradttall/' electric wiring was Wilt WO houses as they were construct- ed. Progressive factory managers and owners used electricity to run Machines, COintriereiallY it had only one opponent —steam. And steam was no competition. A factory using electricity could triple its work output without major alterations and those who did soon outstripped their com- petitors, The advent of this efficient source of power slowly and su rely elosed history's door en a rural economy and changed the pro- vince into the urban-industrial giant it is today. Our way of life is going to depend more and more on elec- tricity. Power demands reached a record 8.9 million kilowatts last December, which was a four per cent increase over the pre- vious year. To meet these growing de- mands Ontario Hydro has em- barked on a construction pro- gram which will add eight million kilowatts of new power. Three different means of gen- erating electricity will provide the added capacity, More than 930,000 kilowatts (11 per cent of the total) will come from hydro- electric developments in eastern and northeastern Ontario; coal- fired thermal electric plants will account for 4,90,,P9P kilowatt4 01 per cent): nuclear plants will provide 2,160,000 kilowatts (27 per cent) andepiphilatiPta- turbine Operators and dieselunits. 4 3 i00Q kilowatts (less than 1 per cent). What will the power be used for? Forecasters tell us we're standing on the brink of the age of leisure, Electricity, they say, will relieve peoplpfrOrn the hum, drum chores of life. Housewives will have per, sonal computers in the icitChen to program the week's menu, order and store the food, and on command, cook and serve it at the appropriate time, Through microwaves, roasts will cook in seconds. Dishes and clothes will be washed by high- frequency sound waves. Robots will sweep the floors, clean the windows, and dispose of the gar- bage. The source of power for to- morrow's all-electric world will be mainly thermo-nuclear gen- erating stations. Hydro's customers have been using nuclear-produced electric- ity since June, 1962, when the 20,000-kilowatt Nuclear Power Demonstration plant at Romphton, on the Ottawa River began op- erating. Douglas Point, Canada's first full-scale nuclear power station, went into service January 9, 1967 and Hydro is optimistic about its future. Consider enlarging Exeter park area EXETER PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION youriiitfr PHONE 235-7350 R.E. POOLE\, CHAIRMAN; H.L. DAVIS, MANAGER; COMMISSIONERS: M.A. GREENE, J.H. DELBRIDGE For your electrical repairs, supplies and contracting needs, turn to these local businesses. They service you best. 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