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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1968-12-05, Page 9• r. • • a 0 • • • c•a PHONE 527-0870 SEAFORTH WANT ADS BRING. QUICK RESULTS: Dial 527-0240 „ See . Potential Heating - Seek New----------- LIMON IIPAIIITOX IVIA.FOM OM AK Sr 1000.4 TIIE McKILLOPiMUTUAL Conversion market in huron Kfl4S 'of- FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY A heat, 00 Conversion Market of vi,z5,0(),0()Q 'in Ontario was forecast at 4 Meeting at the Clinton 1,000.11 13411 Wednesday evening by Chan Livingstone, sales' representative for .Ontario Hydro's Exeter Area. "This amount represents potential ex- penditure by homeowners for DAIRY MONTH NDS DECEMBER lath U ON YOR DAIRY AND BEEF FEEDS THIS MEANS REAL SAVINGS ON BEEF CONCENTRATE, DAIRY RATION AND CONCENTRATE WE NOW HAVE AVAILABLE A NEW SWINE PREMIX FOR THE FARMER WHO MIXES HIS OWN HOG FEEDS. • TREAT 'YOUR CATTLE FOR •WARBLES AND Litt • • We have a complete line of, medication in stock ' HOG CONTRACTS For every method of feeding TO APPROVED' ACCOUNTS OPNOTC14 TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED PHONE 527-1910 SEAFORTH There Are Dividends Every ,Week A-4 IP:4r ;v."41 )"." .*" new. pervices1 4Id4Ipentattoni meeting about studies being q ;Me. SOC 494 Made to itnprOVe efficiencies of wiring and labor," he said. electric heating equiprneqt. "It is esthnated.that by 1981 "Mr lenkege, nn Ansulated the total of electric -converted home is something we're con. homes in the province will have cerned with," said Mr. Stricker. increased to 135,000. So far ov- "Leaky windows and doors pro- er 8,000 homes have been con- duce drafts or cold airs, but verted to electric heating from more importantly, affect the wood, 'coal, gas or ail -fired sys- humidity balance in the home." terns. He said they were able to measure the tightness of a house, and calculated Precisely • the total size of the Openings which were permitting ,wernith to escape and cold. to seep in. "Our goal at research is to find the simplest and least cost- ly method of solving. all the problems of infiltration, or air leakage in homes. Once all the prdblems .are licked the home- owner will truly enjoy comfor- table" living.". Mr. Stricker added that - tradesmen should check care- fully for leaks as well, and that the one common source of dif- ficulty seemed to be around. openings in Walls made to put in wiring and plumbing. "We're also checking into the performance of thermostats in electrically heated homes," ad- ded Mr. Stricker. "Sometimes in very cold weather difficulties arise in maintaining good tem- perature balance in a room. However, we now know that it's not the fault of the heating equipment but a shortcoming of the control itself." He noted that more studY was needed since only a few thermostats were not perform- ing properly, and that most manufacturers were applying vigorous tests of their own be- fore marketing their product. Speaking .to 103 tradesmen; electrical contractors, buildere, plumbers, and utility men, Mr, Livingstone, and other Hydro .speakers, dealt fully with the electric conversion market. Those from Seaforth who atten- ded were PUC manager Walter Scott, Henry Schwartz of Frank Kling Ltd and- Charles son. The four-hour session was a joint presentation of Ontario Hydro's Exeter and Clinton rur- al areas. The speakers stressed that the scope of the updating of electric service and changing of heating systems to electric fur- naces, boilers, or cable, offer- ed good employment prospects and sales of equipment for the business and trades people of Huron County. "To date in Huron County conversions to electric heating have shown good progress with • about two dozen such install& tions having been made in re- cent months" Mr. Livingstone added. A slide presentation by Don Kempston of the- Clinton • Area sales/ staff, showed the homes where heating -conver- sions were completed. Saul Stricker, an engineer in Ontario Hydro's research de. partm6nt in Toronto, told the • Provincial Honor. s ,Certificates Presented Homemaker Winners Provincial honor certificates and pins were .presented to two Seaforth • girls during Homemaking club achievement day program in Seaforth Public School auditorium, Saturday. Jo -Ann Murray, RR 5, Sea - forth and Maria -Willems, RR 4, Seaforth, were presented with provincial awards after com- pleting 12 club projects. County honors certificates were awarded to: Marie Lake, RR 3, Brussels.; Lorna Miller, RR 1, Bayfield; Susan apwerlly, RR 2, Uoderich; Janet Williams, RR .2, Goderich;Diane McKay, RR 2, Kippen; Cathy Roberts, RR 2, kippen; Brenda Pryce, RR 1, Seaforth; Hendrina Ver- berne, 'RR 1, Seaforth; Corinne Van Miltenburg, RR 4, Seaforth; Joanne Arts, RR 4, Seaforth; and Beth Smith, RR 1, Monkton. During tlie program, awards for 4-11 projects, including the provincial and county honor certificates were presented when 123 members of 11 clubs were ,present. During the day the girls par- ticipated in judging and pre- sented a pro -gram of demonstra- tions, skits and exhibits. The reeord books and work complet- ed during the past season by club members were displayed. Skits presented included those by Brucefield: "Choosing Cotton for a Dress"; Kippen, "Good Lines for Different Fig- ures" by Diane McKay; Sea - forth I "Good Lines . . ." by Mary Ann McGrath with com- ments by •Mrs.James Axtmann: McKillop, "Cottons Go Every- where" with Mary ClaessenS, Anne Stewart, Sylvia Smith, •Gail Nolan, Reta • Van Doren, Hendrina Verberne, Sharon Sha, Jo -Anne Maloney, Patsy Murray, Mary Van Doren and Mary Klaver; Walton, "Good Quality in Cottons" by Gail SEdire; SeaforthII, "How To Al- ter a Pattern" by Jean Dever- eaux and Jane Sills; and Sea - forth III "Color and Line". Canada is the world's largest exporter of rapeseed but is tyd in production. Use Expositor Want -Ads Phone 527-0240 . T1/4 • • 'Ka Recreation, Room CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Kilgour Colonial Style SETTECARM ROCKER and SIDE CHAIR SPECIAL LOW PRICES CONTINUE ON, SMALL APPLIANCES — FURNITURE TELEVISIONS LARGE APPLIANCES, STEREOS and TELEVISIONS rr r r"' r'er" r - BEAT THE RUSH! Do -Your Christmas Shopping Early at • Mainstreet Variety itt A GREAT SELECTION OF I ORTED TAPESTRIES BLANKET TABLE CLOTHS iv 73 ialmoma Imported Cigars All Shapes All Sizes 53c pkg. up 9 -Give Wool For Christmas Come in and make a selection Tit Mainstreet Variety "Specializing In Imported Goods" SEAFORTH ONTARIO heat .:Scteutist taiy Ping to the .0114.04110 Virt. to find neW 51444$ ot..10,e4 le use in breeding programa. W. L. Crowle, a researcher at the Canada Department of Ag- riculture's Saskatoon Research Station, has screened more than 100 varieties Of foreign wheat over the past three -years. . So far he's found wheats that yield about -100 bushels an acre under high fertility and irrigat- ion. fested One variety of Mex- ican 'wheat that will outyield Manitou by a third on .both dry and irrigated plots. But this variety has relatively low bread - making quality. When Mr. Crowle finishes an- alyzing his data this he - says he will be ale to make more definite statements about his aperiments. *kw Priii 5EAPOitTh Thititii: • Toim CoWilltil• " AU of Firm Pr000rty, • Svmmiko Ceitotso * churchisi HOS : ExteAdlid cOvirift (114i1(1, - • Boolte, water damage, .uunag ,ete,).' is also *Yggibblt,. aiee Keys, RR 1r, Seaforth; 4, 'Poe, wt.5„, seaforth; Leiper, Loadegborm selwYn Bekeln Ivan* Herod *ogres, cunt-, deoge ceyee, Dithitet De/a4t Eaton.. Seaforth. .Phone 527-0240 ▪ se4Prth- We Are Buyers of lisoFigoner HITE- BEANS and CORN 41 We also are in the market for OATS and BARLEY that will make seed Give us a call before you sell - For Highest Prices Paid Contact a-- • W.,G. Thompson & Son LIMITED HENSALL — 262-2527 • Happy Birthday! 11) Now you may qualify for your retirement • pension under the Canada Pension Plano • If you are now 65 . . . if you've been contrib- uting to the CanIda Pension Plan. . . and if you've retired from regular employment, con- tact your Canada Pension Plan Office now. If you will become 66 in 1969, get in touch with your Canada Pension Plan Office three months before yout birthday. The people there will help you fill out the application form that starts your pension cheques coming. They'll explain how your pension is worked out . and when you become eligible. You'll get all the answers to questions about your retire- rnent pension. Payment is not automatic. You must apply to receive your pension benefits. Application should be made in the Canada Pension Plan Office serving your community. NOTE: If you are age,70 or over and have contributed to the Canada Pension Plan, you don't have to retire to qualify for benefits. The district offices in this .area are listed below ISSUED BY THE DEPART'MENT OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND WELFARIL THE HONOURABLE JOHN MUNRO, MINISTER KITCHENER —220 Main ••Sfreat East • Telephone 576;,5750 91 4.