The Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-01-23, Page 17•
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GODERICFI SK N -AL -STAR, THURSDAY, STANUAIt� 33, fig,
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BY,D.R. BUNDY
Steak at $3.69.?? Inflation is bad, we knojw, but $3.69? -
, Well, •,it's really not that bad, because in the Metric
system, that would be the price per KILOGRAM, which
is roughly 2.2 pounds.
How does the metric or SI system specify MASS?
Just as it did for length, it
then this is -divided or multiplied byunts ofgeta
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Several separate battles q,,len Falkiner 12-4-2 ,722.
have developed in the LEVEL 2: Kirk Lyndon`
standings in, . the Goderich. with 14. wins, 7 losses and 0
Chess Club, The big .news draws for '.'.667_ percent; --
- being Jim Weary suffering Harold , Kloeze 14-7-0 .667;`
his first defeat of the season. John Kane 12,6-1 .658; Jahn
starts with a bask unit .andi
10 to This now gives us three Kloeze 17-9-1 .648;621tl.and Jim
players with only one loss Kingsley 18-11-0 .
smaller or larger unit, The basic SI unit for weight, or apiece., ., LEVELwi3:
10 Brloianses Mandiller4
more properly MASS, which is the amount of matter ans. Chas.. MacDonald has with 13 ns, s
object contains, is the GRAM. This its a fairly small taken a considerable lead on draws for -.550 percent; Glen
mass, about that of a paper clip, so the KILOGRAM, is first place while Jim Weary Wightman 12-10-0 .545; Don
,more commonly used as the standard. , ., and Reinharcdt Voelmle are Bogie 1°9-22-2 °.465; Darrell
The kilogram; kg, is 1.000 grams.. The centigram, Cg, ' deadlocked yin second place .Kloeze 11-13-2 ' .462; Larry
is 1-100 of a gram. An average adult male would have a with identical 14-1 records. McDougall' 11-14-2 .44,4an
mass' of about" 75 or $0 kg, Think of the joy that will One step behind them tames Kathy Weary 11-19-0 :367.
abound at the weight -watchers weigh-in when those ' Dave Weary who would be, in LEVEL 4: ;Mike Koszycki
dieting ladies discover they only weigh 60 kg! c a position, to move up if Jim' with 7 wins, ,17 , losses and 2
o At the grocery store, butter will probably be
packaged in half -kilogram sizes, (slightly mare than a or Reinhardt suffer any draws for .308 percent; Doug
pound) and small amounts listed on packaged goods more losses. Brindley 7-17-2 .308; Robert
will read in grams. A typical container of food Dave Weary, has a fairly Cox 8-29-2-..231; Jim Gower 2-
' seasoningwhich was previously labelled 31/2 ounces net comfortable ,lead over Glen 16-3,,.167; 'Brian' Shortreei 4 -
weight will soon read 100 grams. . Falkiner.who holds down the 32-2 .128;, and Larry. Gower
No longer will con'fusion arise as to whether a label , last first level position. 4-13-0 .071. ,
of ounces refers to the weight or the volume of the .However if Glen slovlis down: . HONORARY MEMBERS:
\ contents:, -In the SI system, grams. will mean weight hewill find himself in Lavernee Riley with 8 wins, 0'
arid millilitres will mean volume. danger of being ' overtaken lasses and 0 draws for 1.000
Another handy thing that arises from the conversion by anyone ,of the Level 2 ' percent; Tom. McGill 7-3-0
to the SI system, is .the fact that' the volume of one ml players. - 700; Carl, Farnsworth 1-2-0
of water haS a mass Of exactly one grarri. So
• it Competitioni•'iri Level 2 has .333; and Laird Eisler 4-10-0
,become .extremely, close -with .2'86.
only .056 percent,separating, In closing we would like to
the five " players. Kirk welcoie ' our "newest
Lyndon and Harold Kloeze member to .the club - Carl
are tied for first place with Farnsworth. ' -
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very. easy matter to determine the mass of a given
volume of .water, or a similar liquid. For example,, a
jug containing .2000 ,ml of Water would have a mass of
exactly. 2000 'gra (AnCrNemember that's the same
as 2 KILOGRAMS!)
For very small units of mass such as a pharmacist or
doctor would use in dispensing' drugs, one -thousandth of • identical 14-7 records while-,.
'agram, or. a 'milligram is commonly used. You are,, John Kane is right behind
, probably , familiar with this unit since it is used to them with .658. John Kloeze
describe the amount of tar or nicotine. present in •
ways to. move.; with , his winning'
�,..:., a continuedmove. into 'fourth 'a
cigarettes . A very tiny grain of`s'alt might have`
I Level .3 Brian Miller
For much larger masses, such' as loads of ,sand or"
°grael, tliie tonne •'(t) will- be used. This is 1000 y and Glen Wightman are •
kilograms, and thus is slightly larger ,that the old im- fighting it out for first place
. perial ton. It will often be called the metric tonne, so as with Brian holding `a slight'
' to eliminate' the confusion which. might result in the • •lead at the,'preSent _time. A,
similar,,,pronunc'iations of the two. a ;close battle for third place is
A lot of this will appear very confusing .to 'many of also underway ' with . Don...
you to begin With, but stick With it, and try to use'one Bogie .holding a very ' slim
or two metric units ever day. Take a look at a.few of lead over Darrell Kloeze and '
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the etric Units which are app,earin on articles... in. - Larry`McDougall• '.. '
"your, grocery store. Do you know what' volume a large In Level 4 we have -another
juice. can conta iiX"s? How many' grams of salt are . there tie with Mike Koszycki and
in that package? How many kilograms do _you weigh? Doug Brindley, having
What is your height in centi:,rrietres? - ` - . identical records in first " ,
Next week we:,will look at temperature units and the place:
24 hour clock. The standings'
certain
a mass of 5 or 10 mg. mere .010 behind John Kane.
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The 'January meeting of Mrs Cyril Murray.
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the Ahtneek chapter of the The annual reports toms
IODE ,Was held atthe home were given to various of
of Mrs. N. Clairmont, .The ficers, to' he filled out and.
meeting opened - with the returned for the February
flags being presented by ,meeting.
Mrs. C: Ruffle • and the V There is a flim ``Family
reading of the prayer of the Property Law'', available
Order••• There we.r•e 19'
members present. "
The minutes of the
'1' 'ovember meeting were
read and approved, A report
was . given of the Christmas
luncheon, . and of vY the
message given by Dr. "'rank
Mills, the guest,speaker:. •••- •
The Provincial Annual
meeting .will he.,held in April
and the members voted that
Mrs. Carruthers be given the
'group's vote. This motion
was moved by Mrs. Frank
Walkom and seconded by
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WE SCAN HELP
GIVE GENEROUSLY
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for any group Wishing
it.
Cards telling what "TO1E
is and does", were handed
out •for , members to pass on
to prospective tnembers.
There is a room available
-at the: assessment office to,
groups for the purpose , of
holding their meetings thert, ,.
if they so desire. Th;s room
has a small kitchen
available. •
The treasurer's report •was
given and Mrs. Clairmont
seconded the acceptance of
this report.
The various conveners
gave their reports including
"Services" . by Mrs. .C, Cutt, ,
cards' and flowers by Mrs.
Straughan, and. Echoes ley
Mrs. M. Robinson.
The nominating court'
mittee's report was also
given by Mrs. Robinson and
as all offices were not filled,
they will continue with their
work
February meeting.
Mrs. A. Alexander
reported' that the February
meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs:- Walkom with
Mrs, Robinson and Mrs,
Mills as hostesses. ti
Miss Helen McCarthy
thanked Mrs Clairmont for
and
bring
in
the
sl
ate
of officers for 1975 at the
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h hospitali.ty..and thee use QT`
her home: Lunw~h was ;served'
by Mrs, H., Holmes and ] l"Sx
C. Murray anda siien
auction was held. , This
proved to be very interesting
and was;in the charge of
1VIrs3: Wilson and M>s..E'
flitter.
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as of
January '15, 1975 are
follows: :
• LEVEL 1: • • Chas."
M-acDorald with .23 wins, 1
loss. :and, 0 draws : for .258;
Dave Weary, 15-3-1 ^816; and
4-11 arnivaI.
meeting for
Ieqd�rs
The Annual Meeting : and
Dinner for the Huron County
4-H Club `' Leaders -
Association is planned for ,
Wednesday,. January '29th,
1975 starting at 11 a.m: in
the I.O.O.F. Hall -'"Princess
Street, East, Clinton, • 11/2.
blocks west of Central Huron.'
Secondary . ,Schoal. „It. is
hoped ' that all 4-1-1
Agricultural' n Club Leaders
will find it possible to attend.
the jell day's programme.,
The annua, complimentary
dinner will take place in the a .
basement' of• the I.0.0,F.
Hall. At this dinner •the 414,
▪ Agricultural Club Leaders
fpr- 1974 and a number of.
visitors will be guests of 'the
Ontario nfinist•ry of
agriculture and. Food.
Following the dinner, the
meeting 'will reconvene in
the I.O.O.F. Hall and will
, conclude befoee 4:00
Current 4-H topics'"will be
-discussed.
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HURON COUNTY
,BOARD OF EDUCATION..
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OFFERS A fREE
ICKOOL.000RSE
ON THE
T R IC SYSTEM
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4, weeks, beginning Maud , Feb. 3rdf at 1:30•p.m.
et G.D.C.I,,
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There Will be'general interest Iectures'and p ractical labs'covering
the metric system, to assist the average co nsumer, businessman ,
• hoclsewife. .. ,
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Arctic expkiration.
We've got a good reas�n
keep quiet,a
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In the Arctic, there's total; quiet. Ever the --
slightest sound cavi be •heard for miles: Some of the
noises we take for granted could disrupt the
migration of, .animals. -
Irk this, rugged but fragile land, a pipeline
is being planned for natural gas. But not at the
e,F'nse of tli'e environment.
Union Gas•is a member of°Canadian
Arctic Gas Study Ltd. An organization investing ,
millions of dollars studying the effect of a pipeline
in the Arctic. a
Just one of the ,:things being studied irs0the
�n,wildlrfe. Sound simul. ors are -
' effect of sou�1�.,� .
being used to electronically recreate'the Ss'A.;- ' .of a
pipeline compressor station. Even the effect of a
bush, plane flying at different elevations over herds
of caribou is being studied,- " m
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.Ln buildin ag ip eine;.-w&W k,nov�' that P
vegetation 'has to lie. replaced to insulate the .
• ground:4f it weren't, during"the-sum Mei' the• sun
can melt -the permafrost and cause"extensive
erosion. This land is so delicate. even --a tire. track
can damage it.
. 'These are the things tha, eve must -know..
That's why we're involved in the mast extensive
study of the Arctic ever done.
• N atural from the ,-\i .'tic will cc st us
t, • a.
,all ,pnore. But 'in the luno run the study is for the
sake of the Arctic as well as our eti\ironment. In
addition it�:rll ll.tll' end ure.future suppire's cit
natural gas" for \OU. .
MmOfl oils
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