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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-11-29, Page 9SKYWAY MARKET Centralia * Open 7 Days A Week — 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Phone 228-6431 LAY-AWAY NOW SHOP • Men's, Women's and If ye friCoh Lii isde rheonl'ci s Articles • footwear • Full Line of Gift Items • Greeting Cards For All Occasions PLUS MANY MORE TO CHOOSE FROM For Christmas and SAVE at Discount Prices om Deserv e The Best . . . SHOP EARLY While Our Selection Is At Its Best Choose From Our . . . Attractive, Fashionable 1" Tops 1' Housecoats 3 Handbags BOYLE'S LADIES' WEAR' MAIN. ST. EXETER • Joseph Phelan of BR 2, Blyth received the- B.E, McKinley citizenship trophy as the best over-all 4-H club member in Huron county Friday night, The award was presented along with numerous others at the 26th annual Huren County 4-H WINS SHEEP SKIN COAT - John Kinsman of Kippen was the winner of a sheep skin coat donated by the Old Mill of Blyth at Friday's 4-H Achievement night in Clinton. Above, John receives his award from Huron home economist Jane Pengilliy. T-A photo By GORDON MORLEY A baptismal service was held Sunday during the church service when Kristen Marie, daughter of Mr. & Mrs, James Thompson; Mary Angela, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Hodgson; and Suzanne Lee, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Tweddle was baptized by Mrs. C. Westhaver. Mr. & Mrs. John Kingma, Dashwood visited Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. Wes Hodgson and family. Mr. & Mrs. Don Newey and girls, Kingston, Ruth Trevithick, Toronto, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Trevithick and Neil, Mrs. Ed Johnson and Bill attended the birthday party for George Neil at the home of Mr. & Mrs.- Harvey• Witifeiorand' Sat'urd'ay:"''"'' Sunday visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Jack Tweddle and Suzanne were Mr, & Mrs. Bruce McLin- chey, Mr. & Mrs. Gary Tweddle and Harvey Tweddle and Mr. & Mrs. John McLeod and baby. Mrs. Snelgrove, Exeter, visited Sunday with her daughter and son-in-law Mr. & Mrs. Jim Thompson and family. Mrs. Eldon Hodgson and Mrs. Reta Cunningham, Lucan, were Sunday visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hodgson and Karen. Mrs. Tweddle has been staying with her daughter Mrs. Thomp- son and Murray. Mr. & Mrs, Fred Lewis, Mr. & Mrs. Wilbert Lewis and Carolyn were Sunday dinner guests with Ruth, Viola and Elmer Lewis. Rae Lewis is a patient in St. Josephs Hospital. Whitehorse, capital city of the Yukon, is Canada's most nor- therly and most westerly capital. It is nearly 800 miles farther west than Los Angeles, California. the Old Mill at Blyth, Robert Paviceje, RR 2, Cen- trolls had the highest score as the first year member of a swine club and Alan Bern, HR. 1, Woodham won. the Cliff McNeil trophy for. exhibiting the champion holstein calf at the championship 4-H dairy show at the •Seaforth fall fair. Barbara Preszcator, Ftft Exeter won the John Franicen Memorial trophy for compiling the highest score in all of the Huron 4-H horse and pony clubs. Club leaders Maurice Love of RR 3, Exeter received a cer- tificate for 10 years of voluntary service and Bob MacNaughton, RR 3, Kippen received a five year service certificate. Len MacGregor, extension assistant with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food office at Clinton co-ordinated the achievement night program, He said 4-H programs are placing more emphasis on individual participation rather than com- petition. 47things you can do to conserve energy 1-7 Your heating system. Clean forced-air filters once a month q Bleed air from hot water radiators, fix leaks 0 Empty the flue clpan-out O Have the system checked by an expert 0 Insulate ducts and pipes in areas that don't need heat 0 Glossy white radiators heat best 0 A gravity air system with a single return works best with interior doors open. 8-13 Keep the heat in! Insulation pays, especially in attics. O Fit storm windows, weather-strip outside doors 0 Keep fireplace dimper closed 0 Use range hood ventilators only when necessary 0 If you sleep with the window open, close the door 0 Close drapes at night. 14-17 Use your thermostat. EaOh degree you lower the thermo- stat cuts fuel consumption about 3% O It's possible to save' by turning the thermostat down at night 0 If you use a humidifier, you'll stay comfortable with less heat 0 If there's a Shivery Sam in the family, suggest he wears a sweater. 18-22 Hot water. Insulate exposed hot water pipes O If your water heater has a dial, try setting it lower 0 A dripping tap wastes up to 175 gallons of hot water a month 0 Don't use dishwashers till they're full 0 Generally, a shower uses less hot water than a bath. 25-52 Around the house. Are the door seals on your oven, refrigerator and freezer good? O Don't use the oven if a toaster or fry-pan will do the job 0 If you buy an electric heater, make sure it has a thermostat q Use lower wattage bulbs if you can 0 Use Christmas lights from 6 OM till bedtime 0 Use pots that cover stove elements 0 Thaw frozen food before cooking O Defrost freezers regularly 0 A pressure cooker saves energy as well as time. 33-59 On the road. A well-maintained car is an economi- cal car 0 Check tires and alignment ,TP Present many awards at achievement night Achievement night at Huron Central Secondary school in Clinton. In addition to receiving the citizenship award for outstanding participation in 4,11 home And community affairs he also compiled the highest score in judging competitions for the second consecutive year. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Phelan, a graduate last spring of Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology and was a delagate to the national 4-1.1 conference in Toronto held earlier this month, The guest speaker at the an- nual awards night was Ken Knox, assistant supervisor of youth extension for the Ontario Ministry of Food and Agriculture. He urged 4-H members to work hard saying, "even if you know you may not win an award dig in and make the winner set a record. Let's make Huron county ring," The 4-H advisor continued, "get on the ball and start making your own decisions. Minds are like parachutes they work better when opened." Huron county has 361 4-H members being 3.12 percent of the total in Ontario which in- cludes 50 other counties. About 750 persons attended the awards night during which members from 28 clubs won certificates, plaques, pins and more than $1,000 in cash prizes. There were several three award winners named during the evening. Barry Miller, RR 3, Exeter won the Huron Hereford Association trophy for showing a hereford calf with the top score according to the Basis of Awards excluding the score on the calf, He also won the Cook's Division of Gerbro trophy with the champion 4-11 white bean exhibit at the Seaforth fall fair and the Canadian Canners award as the top member in the Exeter 4,11 Sweet Corn club, Jim Nivins, RR 3, Auburn won the C,S, MacNaughton trophy for having the highest 4-H score in the county, It was 962 out of 1,000. He also received the Sandy Icolk-, Man trophy for the best all-round Mother in the Dungannon 4-H calf club and the Vincent Farm Equipment trophy as the highest scorer in a tractor club. Another three awardwinner was Ken Mewhinney, RR 1, Lucknow. He won the Toronto-Dominion Bank award as champion showman, the Murray Gaunt award as champion 4-H beef showman and a Stewart Procter award for his champion shor- thorn steer. Another Procter award winner was Chris Procter, RR 5, Brussels, a grandson of the man the award commemorates. He received the prize for his champion shorthorn heifer. A number of other South Huron 4-H members walked off with some of the top prizes. Sandy Broadfoot, RR 1, Brucefield won the Russell Bolton trophy for his championship corn exhibit and Jim Kinsman, RR 1, Kippen had the highest score in sheep clubs and won a sheep-skin coat from Recent events in the Middle East have underlined just how essential,a dependable supply of energy is to the way we live. Present indications are that supplies of imported crude oil in Eastern Canada are barely sufficient to meet demand. If we can't maintain imports, real shortages of gasoline and heating oil could occur here in Ontario. But uncertain import 'supply isn't our only concern. Canada's own oil arp gqs supplies are being depleted, and cannot l*en4ted: "A) t4T t4: 4 Santa loves to give .....and get CANDIES Christmas Gi fts 'THAT MAKE Scents TWEED Foam Bath $4.75 Cologne Mist $4.25 Body Powder $2.50 Bath Powder $5.00 Bath Salts $(5.00 Solid Cologne $2.75 Spray Cologne $5.25 ' Spray Cologne $5.25 Dusting Powder $4.00 HUNTLEY'S DRUG STORE EXETER 235-1070 lamasompromma. To make sure we have enough energy for the future, and to give us time to develop alternative energy sources, we must make the best use of the sources we have now. Nobody has the right to waste fuel, or any other form of energy.The time has come to take a good, hard look at the way we use energy, and to use it wisely. Good energy habits learned now, especially by our children, will bring us comfortably through the winter, and pay off in years to come, Let's get to work. O Prolonged idling wastes gas 0 Can you use the bus? Or ride with some- one else? 0 Does your size of car really fit your needs? O Over 50 mph, economy decreases O Jack-rabbit starts waste gas 40-44 Around the farm. kwell-tuned tractor burns 10% less fuel 0 Underground or pressurized storage tanks reduce vapourization loss 0 Reduce tractor wheel slip and you save fuel 0 Prolonged idling of engines wastes gas 0 Can you turn yard lights off earlier? 45-47 At work- Can the thermostat be turned down? O Can you turn off any lights? 0 Has your company got an Energy Conservation Suggestion Scheme? We're taking Our own advice. All Ministries and Agencies of the Ontario Government are doing their bit to conserve energy. Lighting and heating levels are being reduced in government buildings; a new emphasis is being given to economi- Cal operation of vehicles; Ontario Hydra and the Ministry of Education are encouraging consumers and schoolchildren tO learn good habits in the use of energy. And that's just a beginning? SWINE AWARD WINNER - An award for being the top first year member in a Huron 4-H swine club was won by Robert Pavkeie of Cen- tralia, In the above picture, Robert receives his prize from Ken Flett, manager of the Clinton branch of the Bank of Montreal at Friday's 4-H Achievement night held in Clinton. T-A photo ENERGY WE CAN'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED ANYMORE . „,. EMI MEI EMI MIN Mill .1.1 Ell Mill 11.1 IIIII 1011 Mill 1111 MINI NM IN1111111 11111 MN „ . 11111 ION NM 11111 11111 111111 11111 NM NM MI 11111 1011 11.11 11111 MI 11111 MB 11111 1111 Save this check list...and save energy! Industry, business, homeowners, agriculture and government must all work together to conserve energy. If we each save a little...we'll all save a lot. Government of Ontario MA IN ST. EXETER 2354 570 simmomi nirmomm.m.••••••••••••••••••••