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Whiter cheat
searing record
The volume of 1970 crop
winter wheat required to be
purchased by the Ontario Wheat
Producers' Marketing Board is
nearing an all time record, it was
announced today.
K. A. Standing, board
secretary-rnanager, said nearly
4.8 million bushels of new crop
• wheat has been purchased by the
marketing board since July.
He pointed out by
• comparison, the only year in
• which the board purchased more
was during the 1964 crop year
when 4.9 million bushels was
directed to the bod for
disposal.
That figure, •he said,
represented purchases for the
entire crop year, and the figure
of 4.8 accounts. only for less
than four months of the 1970
crop year.
While the volume purchased
has reached near -record
proportions, Mr. Standing
further advised . that overseas
sales by the marketing board
'have reduced inventories by
more than 50% to date.
He advised that over 2.4
million bushels has been sold in
overseas markets by the
,marketing board out of the new
crop purchases leaving slightly
over 2.3 million bushels on hand
in storage.
QON'T he �utty with a Christmas Tree!
The Canadian Standards Associ-
ation warns against careless use
of Christmas trees and lighting:
Use*a fresh tree, keep the butt immersed in
water, and check old tree lights for frayed
wires. Make sure tree lights you buy have the
CSA mark of approval, your assurance that
they"are safe from fire and shock hazard.
Don't use gasoline
for cleaning fluid ,_
A warning 'against , the use of
gasoline as a cleaning fluid,
particularly, for boat• motors at
this time of year, was issued by
Labour Minister Dalton Bales
today.
Last year, there were nine
accidents in whish four persons
were badly burned and property
damage totalled $1.69;000.
Mr. Bales said the energy
branch- which recently became a
part of the Department of
Labour, was launching a
campaign to acquaint the public
about the hazards of using
gasoline as a cleaner or solvent.
Energy Branch director
Herbert Jones said the campaign
was being initiated at this time
because owners of outboard
motors and power mowers
would soon be placing • their
machines in storage and
motorized snow vehicles were
being prepared for use.
He urged- owners of the
machines to exercise caution in
cleaning the machines and
placing them instorage and
indicated the extreme hazard in
using gasoline to clean off the
machines and their parts since
gasoline fumes could be ignited
by a pilot light, a spark or by
someone lighting a cigarette
Recently, a man cleaning his
outboard motor in the basement
of his home, died from bums
following an explosion of
gasoline fumes touched off by a
pilot light.
•
The energy branch has set out
a number of guidelines to be
followed in the handling and
storing of volatile fuels and the
devices they power:
— Before storage, outboard
motors and lawn mowers should
be drained of gasoline in the
open air not inside a building.
Gasoline deteriorates over a few
months- and if left in a vented
tank would gum up the motor,
so that nothing is gained by
storage through winter.
• _— Never use gasoline or
naphtha to clean motors or their
parts.
— Never use ,gasoline for
cleaning clothes, paint brushes
or other materials.
— Use approved, well -marked
containers for gasoline and
naphtha.
— Keep gasoline out of reach
of children• and away from
possible sources of ignition.
- Check motorized snow
vehicles to •assure there are no
gasoline leaks. A carelessly
thrown cigarette or gasoline
leaking onto a hot motor could
, cause a fire.
Ontario licence plates
on sale this week
Ontario's 1971 licence plates
for passenger cars, dual purpose
vehicles and motorcycles go on
sale Tuesday, December 1, at
281 issuing offices across the
province.
Registration fees are
unchanged. For passenger cars
and dual purpose vehicles having
eight cylinders, the registration
fee is $35.00; six cylinders
$27.50; four cylinders $20.00;
motorcycles $10.0:0.
The plates will be white on
blue, -the reverse of this year's
colours. Deadline date for having
the new plates will be Saturday,
February 27, when 1970 plates
will expire. • There will be no
extension.
The total' number of
passenger cars to be registered in
the three-month, period before
the deadline is estimated at more
than 2,150,000. Department of
Transport officials suggest that_
motorists can avoid
inconvenience and delay by
applying for plates in the first
few weeks and thus avoid last
minute line-ups.
In cases where the ownership
of a used motor vehicle is being
transferred at the time of
registration, a certificate of
mechanical fitness is required
before new plates can be issued.
VOTERS OF
Colborne Township
REELECT
ROY
ALLIN
TO COUNCIL
YOUR VOTE WILL BE APPRECIATED
No certificate is needed to renew
an existing registration with no
transfer involved. Used motor
vehicles licensed previously in.
another province also require a
certificate of mechanical fitness
before they can be registered in
Ontario and new plates issued.
The 1970 plates for trucks,
buses and trailers will expire
March 31, 1971.
Frozen Water pipes
threat in wintertime
The possibility of frozen
water pipes, is a constant threat
on many farms during the
winter. Frozen water expands,
and can burst ` steel pipe and
severely stretch plastic tubing.
Professor Ross Irwin, School
of Engineering, University of
Guelph, offers some hints that
can help keep the farm water
system operating smoothly this
Winter.
Pitless, underground -discharge
Well units seldom freeze. Pump
houses can be insulated and
• thermostatically controlled heat
lamps used to keep .the pump
equipment from freezing.
Wherever possible, water lines
�houId be installed below -frost
depth, says . rofessor Irwin. if
this can,. t be done, heating
tape -can >)e wrapped around
metal pipe, if the pipe is not too
long. These electric tapes use
about 7 watts per foot .of tape;
the tape should not be insulated.
Pl'a'stic pipe can be protected by
installing it inside a drain tile or
larger plastic tubing. This
maintains an air space which
helps prevent freezing.
It is not practicable to
insulate -pipes, as insulation
under winter conditions does
not prevent heat loss, and water
standing in the pipe will freeze.
Insulating materials also lose
their effectiveness if they
become wet.
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and enjoy a fun winter—on the •
,snow!
Winter fun opportunities
never 'have been greater for
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divide their time between study
of .immer boating fun and
winter snowmobiling fun. And .
the key to their availability is
emergence of the winter resort
catering to families. ,
Indeed, most of these are the
same summer resorts families
have enjoyed in the northern.
States and Canada for many
years—only now they have
added insulation, heating and
other amenities &or year -around
operation.
Most important, most of these
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The snowmobile popularity
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units generally available. In ad-
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Most also offer attractive
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families, realizing that many of
OS now look forward to several
breaks in the winter work
routine.
Sb plan for a fun winter—
for the whole fanftly — on the
tmitiWs of these already familiar
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