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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-08-06, Page 174t, Consumers° 404, 71' news and views -,p by WO 3 ConsumersAssociation of Canada The proper use of cleaning products 'Seience and industry have worked hard to, bring consumers many products to remove soil and preyent it from sticking to household Surfaces; so many, in • fact, that housecleaning today is a job for the.head as well as the hands. It is becoming hard to keep track of what each product doer" best and- even harder to remember the damage that can be caused if the product is misused. The first rule for any cleaning • job. should be: always read the label. The labels *6n—cleaning products. should proVide information on their use, - , handling, storage and disposal as well as 'listing - first aid information and antidotes. • Unfortunately, all manufacturers . of chemical products have not adopted adequate cautionary labels, so do not use cleaners carelessly. ,The chemical qualities that make them cleaning agents also make them potentially dangerous. Beginning June 1 of next year, all consumer chemical produdts- must be labelled • according, to a new system •—developed.. Jy,the, federal. 13epartinerit: Arif —Consumer .randl_L- • Corporate affairs. The • Hazardous Products Act, passed by parliament last year, gives the Department authoirty to ban certairclitizardous products and, to regulate the sale, distribution, " --''..'r---advertising -and labelling --or . others. The new regulations will ensure that you are told about the hazards, right on the product . but until then, it is up to you to. be careful and heed the instructions that are provided. The second rule when you dean is to use • the gentlest 4- product and procedure possible. Scouring powders that act fast and clearirdeep are great, for an old, dulled sink, but in time will " mar the surface of a shiny new One. Scouring powders make surfaces clean and bright mainly • by abrasion. They should never be . used on a material that scratches such as on the plastic laminate counter surfaces, chrome or any other plated or - highly polished metal surface. It is wiser not to use the fast -action powders on new sinks, bathtubs or stoves. Detergent on a damp sponge is all you need. Oven cleaners may be either a spray or the "paint -on" kind. These strongly alkaline products clean the oven beautifully but • can damage aluminum, linoleum, painted surfaces, baked enamel and wood as well as your skin.' The cleaners which work so well enamel, inside the oven, can damage the finish on the outside of your'stove. -Oven coatings are not cleaners • but are actually a silicone spray to _coat the oven surface and keep spatters and food spills from sticking. When sprayed on a clean oven and allowed to dry, spills and spatters wipe off with a wet cloth. °Drain cleaners can be either caustic soda (lye, or acid. The caustic product generates • heat when added to water and • removes grease by combining with it to form a soluble soap. It must ,be flushed away with hot water before it solidifies. Acidic drain cleaners dissolve grease. -Both can damage • porcelain and Other metals and burn the skin, so should • be used very cautiously. • Toilet bowl cleaners substitute chemical action for scrubbing. They disinfect and remove stains from toilet bowls which are made of vitreous china but , they ,ean • mark less acid -resistant porcelain, so be careful not JO place' , the, container on the lavatory or tub where it mightspilL By the way, never Mix a toilet bowl cleaner or an ammonia product with chlorine bleach or with a scouring powder that contains- bleach. The chemical reaction releases poisonous chlorine gas. These are only, a few of the special purpose cleaners on the market today. They are intended for specific tasks -and they do , make a homemaker's job easier but everyone must be alert. at all 'times to the possible hazards; ----- Consumers' Association of Canada reminds you to use discretion in the choice of storage - area for these housecleaning aids. The cupboard under the sink is too dangerous .a place for many of these potentially hazardous chemicals. Remembento keep all cleaning products out of the reach of .children. Every day, somewhere in Canada, a toddler is poisoned by thea . household helpers. Carpeting ----9-90•0947e 11 , 0. < 9 • Members of the Goderich beach patrol joined with Judith GoOderhaib Park, staff this week to be, intructed in theyse of a rescue board that has been purchased for the beach. The 26 foot long fibreglass board can be handled easily by one person; and techniques are employed for pulling a drowning person onto the board either ,from the front or side. Artificial respiration can be started as soon as the "victim" is at the board arid with the use of a special back roll that tips the board, the • ." victim can be placed on the board for floating back to land. • Shown are; from the left, Kathy Robertson, pool staff; Peggy • Stoddart and Carol Willis, beach patrol; Betty Bedard, head instructor at the pool about to receive AR from Bob McLean; Jennifer Cook and Joanne McCosh. The instruction was given by Miss Bedard as part of a weekly program for staff at the pool In the use of rescue aids and first aid. —staff photo. Meat' prices will be lower in August, according to a forecast issued today by the Economics Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture. The biggest bargain will likely be turkey broilers. suildues,mayse▪ :- sive port, beet -tab -110 • —and -roaster chickens -and -broiler - Carpeting has become a noise -subduing boon for the new "open space" schools of the In. Sherwood Forest junior elementary -school in London, Ontario, ...an.Greendale—Publiv.: School, Dollard-des:Ormeaux, Quebec, are. two' notable examples where interior walls between classrooms are virtually non-existant. Each -school, in effect, is one big classroom with the children moving,about with considerable freedom. ' The solution to a potential problem of distracting noises has been found by covering the floors and stairs completely with carpeting. Children seem' to be quieter and feel the different atmosphere created by the carpeting. Noise distractions, such as dropping books, are ' minimized. Teachers agree, too, on the pleasures of teaching in a carpeted room in terms of quiet and underfoot comfort. In particular, the fatigue', of standing during most of the day is greatly reduced. In regular schools with it) • Paul C. Baker L.R:A.M., A.R.C.M. Organist & Choirmaster' ' ST. GEORGE'S ANGLICAN CHURCfri. VA F9111PUPILS IN Organ, Harmony, Theory & Piano • ,Commencing_ in eptmbi°4 ••11,,„,113 " or' • turkeys will all increase,. during_ August, putting, .doWctward pressure on prices. PORK:. Larger North August food outlook • American supplies will exert some dowpward preSsure on prices in the near future. ,BEEF: With supplies increasing prices may weaken some. EGGS: Grade A Large egg . -prices are -expeeted.,19:advance,„. • Smalls and Mediums -will bein , plentiful supply with prices likely slightly higher. POULTRY MAT:„ Broiler ahil roaster chicken- will be in carpeted classrooms, teachers find they can leave doors open without bothering neighbouring rooms. In fact, one teacher° said that . sounds are so subdued, there is an ever-present risk of a child walking out of the class without being noticed. _ OVER 100 •MOST, . POPULAR • STEREO TAPES IN. STOCK Hutchinson Radio — TV —appliances 301 Huron Rd.- s244831 r • plentiful supply with current low prices continuing throu'gh the month of August,, Broiler • turkeys will be in plentiful supply with prices trending lower. Supplies of heavy turkeys Will be adequate at firm prices. & -.APPLE•of varieties increasing With --high • -seasonal priceS. BLUEBERRIES: .GOod supplies with better than average prices. PEACHES: About average crop is expected with prices high at first. • APRICOTS: Supplies larger' than past two years with prices remaining high. POTATOES.: ....Increasing'. 7ealasPePliets:137fsesasInnonn5-pern-P'ce°sta. tc'es VEGETABLE& Beans, beets, cucumbers and tomato supplies will increase with prices declining. GODIRIVH,*;NAte$TAR,,TfitlftSDAYt. AUOUO.4h 970 cook picnic 1101 About 70 descendants f tbe.:jeight weeks Old pandsOir of Eart late 4,9sgpb Cook and Olive trreeniao; 0100 lady Enna Potter gathered at Riverside Park Ma4)Onal4 Oldest Man PrestoP for their annual picnic Robert Yonne neare�t orrJuiy 26. ,.,, anniversary .^7* Mr. and 'Pam • Mr. and. Mrs. Cook moved to', UMW EMMOrla, Point Farm, Colborne Towoship°' "While the YoUnger ones had A Ii 1888 and resided there till his candy scramble and littyed On death in 1938, , Mrs. Cook the swings and other gaMos,, the remained there some time longer-olderbOnes played LUOW , and then lived with her datighter winners' were — Edith Moore,, Mrs. George.Freeman until her , Erma ,Macl/priald, Maltha. death in 1944. Johnson, Neill Freeman, "Beryl An afternoon of snOrts Young, Edith ./fortori* Aileen converted b ' M 1 - Emmons Joel JoblISOn D 13aechler arid Mrs. Bill Littlechild Baecuter: Eva Hort4"1141.40e was enjoyed•. by everyone with moore Konny ook and Dan these results: children five and Wood.• under; Brenda Brbadfoot and Debbie Horton; .giirs 6 to IQ L. .After a, picnic lunch \the 1971 Lynn Freeman and • Kathy executive was elected, Joe Chapman; boys 6 to 10 — Lee M Littlechild, $andv Broadfoot proesoirdeent foragragreed aesed econtdore 5;ear..min a ta: c114 Adam_B l IL i tiltetc4ilhduid. boysRikl y0 Beryl Young was elected as secretary. '• Grace • Littlechild Buechler, Nicky Littlechild. Fred agreed to take sports for a Horton's team defeated Del second year with Del Cook Cook's team in the egg and elected to help her. , spoon rPlay; boys sack race — Lee Littlechild, Ricky Baechler It was decided to have the 1971 picnic the same place and and Bill Littlechild; girls sack day, that. is Riverside Park, race — Lynn Freeman, JoAnne Preston, on the last Sunday in Cook and Kathy Chapman; bop, j skip and jump — Ladies —, Donna Baechler, DOrma Wore, Relatives were present . from Vickie Horton; hop skip and Moleworth, Grimsby, Ridgeway, jump Men's — Neill Freeman Wainfleet, Holmesville, Auburn, and Dan Wood, firit, Kenny Goderich, Brueefield, Niagara on Cook second and Bob Broadfoot the ,Lake, Kitchener,, Kingston; third; couples thread the needle Kerwood, and Lucknow. contest Edith Horton and Dan Wood, Neill Freeman and Eva Horton, ‘Eddie and Lynn Freeman; pennies in the pot .thecon.tesitp-111-.-9;71-larryta.,dfliesort„on,; iadkiCk ve., Horton, Kathy Chapman and Donna-Baechler,-kiallie-slipper-- - Men — Kenny Cook, Ricky Baechler, Charlie Cook; youngest baby — BarryJ.ohnson 44> :4; All .kf 55' :?•?9: • . 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