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The -1978 C.N.I.B. Cam-
paign
ampaignin the townships of
Ashfield and. West Wawa-
nosh and the village of Dun-
gannon realized $1,774.25,
an increase of $254.71 over --
last year. Campaign Chair-
man, Mrs. Carl Riegling,
Ashfield, said in" all 692
homes were canyassed:
Conestoga olica Clinton CampuS, ga g , P > in mid-December. Included ere (1 to r)
Bernice 1orland, R.R.1,.Gorrie; Valerie Nagels,' R.R. 3 Gaderich; Luba. Weber,
R.R. 2 Lucknow; Helen Gardner, Wingham; Jan Langlois, R.R.-1 Kincardine;
s . and Norma Moore, .R. 5 Wingham. (photo' by' Elaine Townshend)
Twelve H r-on„.Cotlnty..ladies, ..gra,duated from the homemakers'wcourse at
a 'C
Increasing energy
,costs have sparked
renewed. 'interest inthe
world's oldest fuel`- wood.
Using wood for ..sup-
plemental heat, and
lowering the thermostat,
can reduce home heating
costs if you : .have a
woodiot'or free access to
wood, according. to.
Helrnus •Spieser, energy
management• specialist
• for. the 'Ontario. Miri str'y...
of . Agriculture and Food.
However, • •people who
ha'ye to—pay the going,
• rates. for cut , woodd4vay
Young Canada Works is a federal government ' find that burning _wood
job cr'eptiontprogram:�designed`to fund projects. • more.of a luxury than a
which improvethe skills and.futurejob. prospects cost-saving. alternative
• ofstudents.
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Wood is now being sold
• Get your group or organization to think of an commercially,, by. the
idea. If it will .create.at•Ieast• tudent iobs��last `face'. `cord ,or `fireplace'
tg.from 6 -to 18 weeks each between the months ,cord. Although this is mot
of May and September, then Young Canada un official'.. measure, it
Works may be able to help you turn your idea into ' commonly refers to a pile
reality. of 12 -to 16 -inch logs eight
Your project should.benefit the community
and must meet all th'e`program requirements. '.':
Apply today, Application forms and guides are
ready now at your nearest Canada Employment •
Centre/ Canada Manpower. Centre or Job Creation The price ofa face cord.
depends on tie.type of
wood and the location. An
average :price is about
835.
, :"When looking for 'the
Bud Cullen, Minister Bud Cullen, Ministre mosteconomical buy,
consider .the type of wood
•and its ability to produce
heat as well as the
distance ' you `. '.must
transport it,'m_,says Mr;
Spieser: -
The ability to produce
• heat is measured by
British thermal units
(Btu's). For example, a
full cord of sugar -maple •
produces 29 million Btu's,.
comparedto a full cordof
white, spruce that yields
only 16.2 million Btu's.
Btu's values for other
types of Ontario woods
are:..rock elin, 32 million;
shagbark hickory, 30.6.
million; .white oak, 30.6
million; "beech, 27:8 .
'million; red 'oak, 27.a
i million; whit: elm, 24.5 .
million; red maple, • 24
million; silver inapt
21.7 million; ' Manitoba
Maple, . 19.3 million;
trembling ,aspepr, •d 17.7
million; and basswood, 17 •
million.
"Hardwoods ' provide •
more heat'than softwoods •
because the grain of .the
feet long and four feet
high, or' about one-
quarter.. of ,a full 'Cord.:..A.
_full cord measures four,
feet by four feet by eight
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wood -is •tighter,” says
Mr. "Spieser.
To compare the'cost of
wood with Conventional
fuels; use equivalent Btu
Values. Forexample,' a
cord of red :maple, -at,
about $130. yields the
same.;number„of Btu's as
184. gallons of fuel oil at
$112.' or 21;5b0 cubic feet
of natural gas at $64.50.
In southern -Ontario,a
farmhouse -that uses 1200
to 160.0. gallons ;of fuel' oil
during' the winter would
require eight'e to 12 full
cords of wood to provide
the same ariount'of heat.
Cpnsurners must also
remember , that 'to ,use
ood effectively a slow-
' burning wbod stove is
required. • Prices start at
about $200. Although two-
•door wood• , stoves are
becoming very 'popular,
•. Mr. Spieser ti says that:
they are inefficient heat-,
producting. stoves .when
operated with the ,doors
open.
If you have `i onsidered
"the cost, and decided to
use wood, be sure to store
it properly.
Mr. Spieser _ suggests
leaving the •. wood for a
day before splitting. Once
the sap is frozen, the job
is easier. Stack the wood ,
after it is split .to allow it
to • dry out. Cover the•
stack to protect the wood
from moisture.
For' more : information
about wood and alternate
energy,'. resources, con-
tact I.Mr. Spieser at 'the,
Eriergy Management.
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My Friends !
I•. have been considering those
two words in oPening' my small :'
contribution weekly, : for some
_119;0 are • the R first t'wo words.,
used by. Franklin D. 'Roosevelt on
allnational.` television hook ups,
when he addressed the entire
nation.
" . He was • the President of the.
United States, who took office
during the depression in the.,30's,
and 'started.the. country on theroad
back to one of the strongest nations
• in the world. That ira story in it-
self, however, so I will come back
to the present:
It is Christmastime at Pinecrest.'
Our windows are all painted with
Christmas scenes, done by a group
of young artists very well done and
quite attractive. • •
.• Our
tree • is- -up .and -Very ',.at .
tractive;” piled high'. with presents
underneath it. We had a Christmas
Tea on December 17,,presided over
by Mr. and Mrs. David Neubold,
with the assistanceOf our head of
nursing, Margaret Carrrieron, and
Wilma Clarke, who is in charge of
entertainment and physical' fit=
ness.
We had a large crowd. The tea
was held for the family and friends
- of those who make Pinecrrest'their
home.
This was a wonderful op-
portwity to show family uhity and
it rest in those' who make .this
'£heir home.
As usual I have to get personal.
Part of my family came over from
the U.S. the night before and spent
the night in a motel in Wingham., so
that they could spend ,the entire
day here. •
owever, some who only live a
fe# miles away were con-
spicuously absent.. •
It • takes all kinds of peop to
bservations
make:. up this world and'. we have
them.
If there is anything that people
living in a home of this kind really
need, it is an open display of love,
and affection. .; -
Yet.. we
i•.Yet;.'we have some here whose
heirs are simply waiting until they
caln come to claim. their
inheritance. Something'' that • . is
nothing, buta gift,•something.those
older, people worked .hard'. for,
denying themselves many of the.
pleasures of 'life., that they m'ight
accumulate something , to leave
their children.
I even know of one party, who.,
;after his mother's mind. became
afflicted" with hardening of the
'arteries, obtained powerof at-
torney and sectired a large„' portion
of her estate for himself as a gift.
• What we had here on .December
17 was an example of What should
be done for people young and old to
make life more worthwhile.. '
I think I' can safely say, that at
least 95 per cent of Pinecrest's
residents lived -useful lives, leaving
behind them something.. beneficial
to the world. • ,
It May havebeen only helping a
neighbour in distress. It could have
been, clearing a piece of land,
draining .it, so. , that it ,.would .
produce.
I couldgo on with a great number
of .examples, that are. just
forgotten. '
I myself, obtained the very top -in
my profession. I, .was widel3)
°known, yet today;, I doubt 'very
much if there are four people who
remember that tittle.
So as we grow :older• by years,
there is little left, but memories. '
That is why a day, like the day of
our tea, means -so mach to those, of
us, • who had' friends arid families,
that care and are glad to. show that
they Still care.