The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-02-04, Page 26PAGE 10A-GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1981
Goderich Zehr's manager, Ray Hurd presented Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital nursing director, Joyce
Shack, with a cheque for $322 to be used for the purchase of
a specialized wheelchair. The money ,was raised through
the Zehrs' Save -a -Tape plan and represents over $96,000 in
cash register receipts. Hurd said more groups can take ad-
vantage of the tape plan by. placing a box for receipts at the
store. d Pheto by Dave Sykes
This idea holds water
BY -LYNN. DGHAA+i-,-
Ancient Persian and Egyp-
tians knew the pleasure of
weightless slumber " over
3,000 'years ago, when they
filled, goatskins with water
and created the world's first
waterbeds.
Waterbeds are no novelty;
they have been used by the
medical profession for some
time, for treatment of bed
sores, for burn victims, in
maternity wards, and in neo-
natal units for premature
babies. In • fact, . adver-
tisements for a water mat- .
tress to be used in treating`
bed sores can be traced back
to 1854.
With the arrival of the hip -
pre generation, in the -1960s
waterbeds floated on to the
commercial market. Often
made of cheap plastic and
sold without frame or
heater, they quickly gained a
poor reputation. However,
the bubbledid not burst, and
with major quality im-
provements, there has been
a tide of new sales.
TRe basic idea behind a
waterbed is that you sleep
better if your weight is sup-
ported evenly. The water
mattress Will conform .to
your body's contours, great-
ly reducing pressure on your
heels, hips and shoulders. It
•is this pressure that cuts off
circulation, causes discom-
fort and results in .tossing
Looking Back
75 YEARS AGO
The annual meeting of the
officers of the 33rd Regiment
took place at the . Hotel
Normandie in Clinton on
Thursday.
The proposed sale of the
Goderich Summer Hotel
property last Saturday did
not attract many bidders.
The request submitted to.
the G.T.R. authorities for
-
bretter facilities for handling
heavyfreight here was duly
acknowledged at the regular
monthly meeting' of the
Goderich Board of Trade
Council Monday evening.
The first production of the
Goderich Minstrel Com-
pany's Minstrels will be
given at .the Victoria Opera
House on Thursday under
the auspice's of the 33rd
Regiment Band.
On Friday Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Salkeld of the
Bayfield • Road celebrated
their silver wedding at their
farm in the old township..
25 YEARS AGO
The Police Committee and
town council have warned
that, following consultation
'»ith the Crown Attorney,
there will be an immediate
crackdown on illegal liquor
outlets and bootleggers in
this town.
Marius Block, a Goderich
wood -worker. has been hired
to carve_ the County and'
Canadian Coats of Arms for
the new County Court House.
There were $54,000 in
unpaid taxes in Goderich at
the end of 1955, town clerk
S.H. Blake -repot leu .�
council Friday night.
Following a two hour.
discussion Wednesday night,
a -secret ballot resulted in the
Goderich Junior Chamber of
Commercefavoring a
continuation of their in-
vestigation . into the
possibilities of repealing the
Canada Temperance Act in
Huron County.
SYEARS AGO
By a vote of 5-3, Goderich •
Town Council Inas agreed to
press on with injunction
proceedings against the
'provincial government to'
stop the closing of Goderich
Psychiatric Hospital
scheduled April 1, 1976, even
though the town solicitor has
warned that these
proceedings have no basis in
law..
The recreation complex
committee will be disbanded
'because of lack of public
sport and federal and
provincial government
restraint prograrri"s', town
council has decided. •
A finance committee
report approved Monday
night by town council grants
an eight percent increase to
all municipal employees in
1976 -including town coun-
cillors. Reeve, Stan Profit
and Councillors Dave Gower
and Leroy Harrison lost in
their bid to hold councillors'
salaries at the present rate. •
Ontario Liberal Leader
Dr. Stuart Smith. • was at
Goderich Psychiatric
Hospital on Friday to tour
the facilities and poll the
staff on activities there 4
-anctturning-during sleep:
Mattress -This large bag
should be made of at least 20
mm thick polyvinyl chloride.
It can be sealed by a lap
seam I like a blue jean seam
which is more ..difficult -to
• make, rnore expensive, -but
much stronger than
the butt .seam I sealed edge
to edge). To give a firmer
feel, some mattresses are
made waveless. •
Litter -The function of the
liner is to catch any water
that may seep out when be-
ing filled or if punctured.
Frame -This takes the
pressure of the, mattress
seams; and supports the
safety liner. Best woods for
the frame arer,pine, oak, or
mahogany which should be
1'z inches thick. Fir and'
spruce frames may warp
and neither. have adequate
strength to support the mat-
tress.
Heater -An unheated mat-
tress feels -.cool and clammy
against the skin. and drains
your body. of heat.
Therefore, the .heater is a
vital part of the bed. It is put
under the liner and the
temperature is regulated by
adjusting a thermostat. The
water is heated at a rate of 1
degree F per hour, meaning
it takes two days to heat a
mattress to a comfort'ible
temperature.
Heating a king size
waterbed to 84 degrees - 87
degrees I: would use approx-
unately 115 kilowatt-hours of
electricity a month. In
Goderich. your monthly
power bill would-be increas-
ed bs approximately $4.03:
Keeping the bed made at all
times will prevent heat loss.
I)ec•king and Pedestal -The
decking rests on top .of the
pedestal and 'supports the
mattress and • frame.
Plywood decking is usually
used because it is stronger
than other materials such as
particle board.-
A pedestal has two func-
tions: raising the 'bed to a
comfortable height and
distributing the weight of the
bed evenly. It is narrower
and about twelve inches
shorter than the frame.
Most waterbeds are 84 in-
ches long, and vary in width
from twin to king size. Also
available are cribs with built
in
safety -features as a buzzer
that sounds in case of heater
failure, an eight -foot round
bed and a waterbed for pets.
• Prices range from $300 to
$2500. Dant forget to include
the cost for installation and
delivery. Custom sheets can
range from $50 to $90. A mat-
tress pad costs $20 to $25. A
patch kit may be a good in-
vestment and costs a couple
of dollars.
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Electricity use up
Total electricity use in On-
tario during 1980 was up by
2.1 percent over 19;9.
The figure for the 366 days
in 1980 was 100.2 billion
kilowatt-hours, compared to
98.1 billion kW.h for the 365
days in 1979.-
A
979. -A 1980 peak of 16,808
million kilowatts- was
established December 17.
The December- 197-9- figure
was 16,365 million kilowatts.
Of the total amount of elec-
tricity generated by Hydro
last year, 35.3 percent was
provided by trydrQ-alexic
power. This was a drop of 2.4
percent from 1979.
Nuclear power contributed
34.5 percent, an increase of
2.2 percent.
Fossil -fired generation ac-
counted for 30.2 percent, 0.2
percent over 1979.
Total exports to the United
States fell to 10.7 billion kW.h
in 1980, a decline of eight per-
cent<from 1979. •
However, net revenues
rose to $162 million, an in-
crease of $9 million over the
previous year.
Cacti good for busy folk
Cactus plants ' cacti), can
provide an oasis for the
would-be gardener with a
fast -paced lifestyle.
Cacti are native to: North.
Central and South America.
They are available in many
varieties, shapes and sizes.
Cacti culture v"ries depen-
ding on the season. During
the winter, the plants need
bright • light. cool
temperatures, and very little
water. Fleming recom-
mends watering once every
t hr'!• tr, C/Iiir.
.
vent the plant tissues from
shrivelling. •
During the spring and
autumn. watering re-
quirements increase to ap-
proxiniatel • once, every •
seven to 10 days. -During the -
summer, the cacti require
water every four , to five
day's.
.. • •Cacti must be protected
from direct sunlight in the
summer," says Fleming. "A
light spray is also beneficial
to the plant in hot weather."
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