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4A- GOD}.11 11 SIG NAl:ti'1:Al2.1'NURSl)�1Y.APRIi,B,1976
on. generators .can be dangerous
would make proper systems mandatory on i
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t he ��as.asked to -again rn the morning,. the Walter Palmer,. manage' of''be sent out to inspect systems transfer s' witch to isolate the "i insist theybeinstalled.
farm near Drayton is -worried I�•nd his ,generator 'daring >. t c Mr. Schieck says that it ns "By
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damage done to a large herd. Ontario Flydro,• Clinton area, for persons who have them. generator unit from the hydro 'enough , concerted effort is myself, I'm not going to
• because few farmers realize: • recent po„e r blackouts: ' • of cows, could- run in the confirmed a +lumber of Mr,. It is understood, however; lines. '. g B • t if
they could kill somebody by Farmers •get desperate 'thousands of dollars. Schieck's findings, Mr. t"at if Hydro brought ta bear+, the system. ac enough
fish much. a we
incorrectly hooking. up ' a • during paµ s r failure, he said.: ousRecently, he` br." ht the .Palmer-, o finds •anyone Ina storm where power is maybe ehan,ged. get enough people concerned,
eg h aimer • had* expressed : his using a generator without the off, an : unfailing , guarantee_ "The breakers should he we. may be able to change
generator to' power farm -'" l:l'O$ is especially 'true in a Situation to the attention of concern ,over improperlyt•0 er 'electrical
equipment during a hydro high intense farming area r - P P . c al <ciskedrmust 'from. the'
that the thei^e and • farmers should things''
blackout: • Ii�ki� this one." '. g.. farmers attending a meeting ii s p ee: t,ed g e n e ra t o.r s the owner .will be asked to' 'power: 'frorn: the' •stand -b
b a 5 ne." . of the Ontario Hog Producers,, ' following the ice' .storm • in • bring , it within.. safety start generator will not . feed in
S,onteday -• somebody •rs 'Many farmers 'are, ab- iviarketing. Board',.I-1.e urged ":Manch which caused such dards -of retnove.it: Ontario : rverse through
going to get. fried,'• Douglas solute- de endent on'h. dro i s rough the hydro
g gg g S' P Y. delegates 'in "attendanrce to, -extensive. •darrlagE." itt ,the •Hydro :says .the.'proper .in- � transformer, t:kliereby.� Step -
stated.
• a father of .nines. tp.operate their rnilki`n!b
g inform farcy orgahizations� of " parts' of Huron County to the • stalIatiun Of ` stand-by pini up that power to a, high
stated. marhi.nes; to heat thei"r' the situation andaob'by in ,Pit. south of:Goderich and Olin- •equipment :•is: critical `•to voltage
Mr. Schiee .said the use of broiler 'barns.'and to run the " Nr s: could harm or
aftenipt to niakethe two -pole, ton. ,. _ -.ensure a safe and adequate , kill w.or.#ters: .� .,
a generator on the farm is automatic •feeding' systems, two -breaker system. man-' 'Source of emergency' power - Mr.' Schieck; who has a
. perfectly .safe if there is a When : the' power' goes 'off', datory on all farms Mr Palmer •`agreed• ,with
on the farm.
generator on his farm•,"says ,
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double -pole, double -throw set farmers start to worry." '• • • Mr.: Schieck that a Only .a qualified electrical ' he is reluctant to to
of breakers which prevents Without. power, dairy He says he also. pians o p•ro:fesslona l•ly installed, contractor should ever install 'neighboring the
voltage from the generator farmers cannot milk their alert slays
worke1 of the hydro inspected'double_pole; l at°stand-by unit. For safety of farmers during.
From•reaching hydro Iran- .herds, the teiriperaiure in the situation and' urge sthem",to double -throw system is the ., personnel and the protection blackouts. g power
. sformers, chicken barns starts to fall condemn, the practice in their . only 100 percent safe way to • of the •• farmer's expensive "I've had a lqt of requests
However, he has and automatic . feeding aorecment,e bargaining operate a generator, equipment, . the installation " for" en'erator -d
-discovered- - an-i•nereasrng--equi•pment-•grinds to a ha{t. 6., •,� .•--.._°_'.M,an_y_--elec�tr•-ical.._Syste-tris._.,should, always:..
.._my g using ,.
y be -,:.inspected • z"power L. -failures," _.. -he said.
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number of farmers•are using •"Dairy- farmers are •{n a ;1 meant every word of are inuse these days, Mr. by a Hydro inspector. The But on many farms, it's just
generators without having particularly tough -spot," Mr. what"" 1 said at • the Pork Palmer asserted, and the best inspector would ensure that not safe to hook up." •
the proper power b'reaker's Schieck. continued. .11• Producers sheeting, ' he said, way to find out if it is being all' " electrical. hardware __is- . • He•said-a hydro lineman,
installed first. - they're forced.' to rni's`" 9'ooner or later somebody is used safel t check h
He became aware of the milkingat night `and hen ' Pgoing tip get e. risers"`" ,t„'I ” Y is o c ee with
correct, including .the .rri.ost .,:wrnr ing on a downed, line is'
g Ontario Hydro` Someone will important double -throw or taking a chance if somebod• y
•• is running a generator .down
the road. "If the generator is
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being anyone • operatedtouchilig!
gin:' cortherectly,
t.o - . � o c t`o r ; line
could be instantly fried.,
He explainsthe problem
• this • way. "When electrical
power comes into the home, it
is cut down by transformers
to 110 or 120 volts:..
'But when a generator is
started up without a•doi ble-
pole double -throw switch, the
process works in reverse
Power. - goes - from the-
' The Ontario HealtH the : Ontario physicians less • than .7 andin voltage on '•
en`eratpr -to tlie-tran
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:;Apercent (OMA') saidreceived
centofthetotal- its way out.
a disservice to the Medical • recentlyThis- means an
•,, payments of mare than Yone
* • profession in • releasing data $100,000 during fiscal 1974'=75;, "co`mrng • in contact with the
It. on , payouts t�physicians "Lacking - any. in- but did not report that after hydro lines would be killed
without -interpretation, •' Dr. terpretation, the news media deducting expenses, which instantly. "You'd be burned to
*D,C, MacNeill, president `of Publicized the fact that 812 amount to'as much as '67 a'crisp„' 9'
percent; such physicians A double -Bole, double-
- - could end, up with a net in= -' throw system costs anywhere --
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-30- •ofles000"from $300to $400 tobein-
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DEADLINE THURS. APRIL 22
Mail entry to:
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Any GIRLS. INTERESTED In -
PITCHING or CATCHING
"for the Jr. Girls Softball Team;
there willbe PRACTISES 'TUESDAY NIGHTS at
Victoria ,Public School. Gym 7:30 p.m. Ages-i5•to
•21.
Pull pract"rtes to begin early in May, watch
thairnet 't2 for more INFOR'MA:TION or phone
5244897. ,Everyone .Welcome.
The final games of the'
1975/ 76 Gode'r-ich .Industrial
Curling League were played
on . March 31 When- the
Fir.ancial team of skip Jon
Hitchcock, vice- Caroline.
Cass, second Craig Cass and -
lead Donna Hitchcock
defeated'the DRMCo Plant
team 5-3 for the Signal Star '
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r MacNeill
He reported an analysis. of
• ..-•_Lhe..:sialastips-�.by;...•tki.e..�41Vi1�.,
--, A>h-ich-did. ;-net-recer-ve copy
of the data until after it had
been made public, shows:
5'. largest group: of
physicians - general prac-
titioners -. received payments
averaging less than $40,000,
which would yield an average
Group "A” trophy. -It was a
:very :close garde " and . the
Financial tearn bad to make
the Iast shot for- the victory.
The Financial team• ..had
earlier eliminated - the
Teacher Na. 2 'and- DRMCo
Plant eliminated Victoria &
Greytagetto'the playoffs,
In Group "B", .the DRMCo
Officetearri of skip' -Frank
Young, vice ` Jim Bolan,
second Gard Crabb andlead
Bill Hayward defeated the
tTeacher No. 1 squad by a
score of 10-6', to win the Trans
Canada Credit Group "B"
trophy. The DRMCo boys got
off to a 10-0 lead in the first
five ends and then held off a
charge by"the Teacherswhich
started a little. too late. The
Teachers eliminated the
Kinsmen Club earlier -to get
into the final. •
The Goderich. .industrial
Curling League enjoyed a,
successful 1975/ 76 .season
and the organizers will be:
looking for new -entries from
other businesses and clubs in
town. . Membership_ inthe,
curling 'clrib'is" not necessary
as this is a Pay -as -you. -play
e.ague. Good luck to .all - en -
ries next season. -
t
net . income of Tess than
;$25,000.,••
S " While payments
physicians increased only 16
percent from- .the 1.973-74
fiscal 'year to 1974-75,
payments to ,optometrists
(non-medical practitioners
who . measure vision and
prescribe eye glasses)- in-
creased 42 percent during the
"same period,
11 The average chiropodist
(non-medical practitioner
treating conditions of the
foot) received $31,684, only,
•$8,000 less than the average
family' physician;
11 Four chiropodists and 18
chiropractors were paid more -
than $70,000 during fiscal
1974-75, one of each 'receiving
-
more than $100,000.
Dr. MacNeill said - two-
thirds of ' the , province's
physicians - e general prac-
titioners and . specialists.
combined - received gross
payments of less than $60,00D,
which would yield an average
net income' of $36,000 after
deducting .the average office
overhead- expenses . .of 40
percent., -
stalled. Mr..Schieck.feelsthat
anything less than this should.
riot be,allowed. -. -
;EIe-poinVs_ althai-o er the--
years 'farmers ha.ve.. been
changing over from 35 amps
• to 50 amps to 200 ampsand
even in some, cases 400 amps:
"Many farmers who • have
recently, had their barns•
rewired, feel .their electrical
System is cot.pletely up -to
date," said Mr. Schieck. "But• '
to -that's a big . assumption. '
Unless there's a.; central -
disconnection switch, it could
be dangerous." I'
NOTICE
T.o Ratepayers of :,Colborne Township.
Colborne Township .Clerk -Treasurer -Collection office is sat.
the TownshipHall Carlow (upstairs) Tues. Wed. Thurs. '
Doug McNeil
Reeve -
Wilmer Hardy
Clerk
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ATTENTION FARMERS
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT FLAX :
':ASACASH CHOPIN 1976
1. -Flax Futures for •1976 continue •at an .
attractive" level.
'2. 'Flax- Plantings in ,our area have trippled in'
• the Iasi two 'years.
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22.250 cal. . - $255.75
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66 MB SEMI -AUTO RIFLES IN..22 cal'. _ 106.25
222 cal. AMMO PER BOX (20rd'0 6:85
22-250 cal. AMMO•PER BOX (20•rd's),. 7.65
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