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1 WITH FULL
HOUSEPOWER!
ELECTRICITY
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Make sure you are taking
advarktage of properly -planned,
scientifically -designed full
housepower- "Full housepower"
means that safe, complete wiring
is installed in your home.
It means that your home will be
completely equipped with enough
circuits, outlets and nd switches to
handle future expansion and
additional appliancces. You'll live
better electrically today and in the
future if you plan full housepower
wisely now. Let us advise you on
full housepower for your home.
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National Electrical Week.
aS Role
in
Modern Day Livin,
About - 60 years ago some peo-
ple said the electric light bulb
was a bottle with a red-hot hair-
pin.
Factories relied on steam en-
gines. OA and gas lamps light-
ed most homes in Ontario. And
except for the occasional sput-
tering arc light, streets were
gloomy, poorly lit thorough-
fares.
Some people laughed when
Sir Adam Beck, one of the
founders of Ontario Hydro and
its first chairman, proposed de-
velopment of low -cast hydro-
electric power for the benefit of
the people. Others bitterly at-
tacked his proposal to harness
power and, distribute it to the
municipalities at cost. But . de-
spite the opposition, Hydro was
formed in 1906.
Evidence clearly shows that
the Hydro family concept has
been amply vindicated. From a
small beginning it has grown
into a flourishing partnership
between Ontario Hyrdo and
more than 350 municipal utili-'
ties which each day serve more
' than 2,000,000 customers in big
cities, towns and rural areas.
National Electrical Week is
being observed this year from
February 6 to 12 to coincide
with the birthday of Thomas
Edison, who demonstrated the
first practical incandescent lamp
in 1879.
It is also a fitting time to
see how Ontario has progress-
ed since Hyrdo was founded. An
abundant -supply 'of low-cost
electrical energy has fostered
the province's huge complex of
manufacturing, business, agri-
cultural and mining industries
-and a high standard of liv-
ing.
Today Ontario Hydro meets
90 per cent of the total elec.
Electricity Keeps Driveway
Clear of Snow All Winter
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V,eH ut driVeway-immediateIy after snow_ha d stopped •fal-
ling. Wheel tracks are free of snow. Snow has melted beyond
wheel tracks at end of driveway (bottom right) to allow for
curve' of car wheels when entering or leaving driveway.
Cable installation was made wider at end of tracks Ito allow
for this.
In The Dark
About Lightbulbs?
Are you ii the dark about 1/50 of a second to the traffic
light bulb life,?: signal and street light bulbs
Where were you when that rio.Y.ith a 2,000 to 6 000 hour life.
last light bulb burned out? No The fluorescent tube produces
doubt you were left in the dark,
annoyed with the manufactur-
ers and accusing them of plan-
ning things that way. light source in North America.
You don't need to stay in the J .In between comes your house -
dark any longer. Ask yourself hold incandescent , .bulb, the
a couple of questions: Do you 160 -watt lasting for 1,000 hours
want all your lights to glow as and the 100 -watt for 750 hours`
dimly as a night light? bo you These combine, for your con -
want a bulb which' would in- venience and 'econotny, the low-
ercase your electricity bill out est cost of light yet the utmost
of all proportions •to the light efficiency.
it gives? •
Of course not ,— you want the
happy medium of efficient light-
ing and economical operation.
•Today's .-household light bulb
is a happy medium between high
efficiency .and long life. Engin-
eers arid scientists have contin-
ually improved the ordinary
'light bulb that you buy at your
corner store.
light on a different principle,
lasting for 12,000. or more .hours.
This is the most widely used
In terms of liht output per
watt • of electricity consumed,
today's bulb is much more so-
phisticated than its predecessors.
Smaller, neater bulbs produce
a strong, even light, well diffus:
ed and transmitted by the white
inner coating on the glass.
With today's kind of living
people are using more and more
light bulbs in the home and
leaving them on longer. This
naturally means that the ex-
pected life of the bulbs is be-
ing used up more quickly.
So you ask, "How long should
a light bulb last?"
Electric light bulbs are prob-
ably one of the most economi-
caI commodities on the market.
They are purposely designed to
give the most efficient Iight for
the combined cost of bulbs and
electricity.
The cost of the electricity con-
sumed by a 100 -watt bulb du,r-„
ing its lifetime, for example
averages about seven'times the
cost of the bulb itself. That
100 -watt bulb is designed to
provide steady light for at
least 750 hours.
The regttlar household bulb
operates with .A coiled tungsten
filament that burns very hot and
bright The snore brightly . a
bulb lights, the hotter its fila-
ment is, and the sooner it burns
out. Conversely, at a lower
temperature, less light is pro-
duced and the bulb lasts long.
er.
Tiny particles of tungsten are
continually "boiling" off the
filarden.t until it finally burns
belt.
It is possillle to make• bulbs
to last almost qtly length of
time, and manufacturers 10
make different types of bulbs
-for a wide variety of uses. These'
range from the plibtb fiaiili' hilXbs
�vliiels give; an intense tight tot
trical requirements of the pro-
vince. Jn addition td the muni-
cipal utilities, Ontario Hydro
serves directly over 500,000
rural customers with a network
of more than 49,000 miles of
rural distribution lines, and
some 200 large industrial cus-
tomers. '
Availability of low-cost elec-
tricity has led to increasing
power demands; which double
in the province approximately
every 10 to 12 years.
Today the province enjoys
among the - lowest electrical
rates in the woo'id. The aver-
age cost per kilowatt-hour for'
oil Ontario hgtiseholder is 1 1/3
cents, compared with about 2'/E
cents in the United States and
more than 1% cents for the
rest of Canada.
Ontario has come a long way
since the day when people jok-
ed about new-fangled light
bulbs.
News of
Zion
Mrs. Bill Durst, Seaforth, vis-
ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. S. Aikens on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Pepper
visited on Monday with Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Penner.
Mrs, Herb Britton, Miss Terry
Barker in Stratford on Friday,
Miss Ann Aikens has been
out of school for a few • days
with the cold.
Mr. and Mrs, Dalton Malcolm
vjsited Monday night with Mr.
and Mrs. George Gibb at the•
home of her brother, Mr, . Ted.
Fullar, . SebringviIle. Mrs. Ful -
lar is a patient in Stratford Hos-
Mrs. Gordon Aikens, Mrs.
Ross Pepper, spent a day in
Stratford -rec•ently.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pepper,
Mr. and Mrs. George Pepper
spent Thursday in Stratford.
Miss, . Mary Lannin visited in
Kitchener for the weekend.:
"The blizzard that struck
overnight shows little chance
of clearing!"
Varna Reports Afeehng
The i)CW met at the Varna roont led in piayet and .the.
meeting was. turned over tothe
President Mrs. Ifayter for the
business. tito
Fifty-three calls to the sick
and shut -ills were made during
January and thank, you cards.
were read by Mrs. M. Johnston.
The meeting was closed with
prayer by Mrs. R. Stephenson,
Mr. and .Mrs. Lee McConnell
spent the weekend at Detroit,
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. P.
Church, Thursday evening, with
' group.three condttctjfl the wor-
ship service. Mra. Ralph. Steph,-
ehson gave the Gall to worsktp
and Mrs, Mervyn Johnston read
the scripture lesson, Mrs. John
Ostrom and Mrs, Charles Reid
took part,,in a .playlet explain-
ing the thoughts,''of-the worship
service. The collection was re•
ceived by Mrs. M. Johnston and:
dedicated by, Mrs. F. Mcely-
mont. Mrs. Dave Ostrom sang
a .solo and the study on Huron
County was given by Mrs, Gor-
don
ot'don Johnston. Mrs. F. McCly-
J. Watson.
Visitors with fir. and M.
Peree Johnston Friday evening
were Mr. and Mrs. Mel ' Web-
ster, Miss Rachel Johnston and
Mrs. Rena. Luddington of CUB,
ton and Mr.. and Mrs,Haxdid
Dowson.
Mr. and Mrs, Don Campbell
and family of Bayfield and Mr.
and Mrs. Bob- Webster visited
Friday evening with Mr. and
Mrs, Bill Dowson, and family.
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CHECK YOUR HOME FOR
ELECTRICAL'
FIRE HAZARDS .
- DURING
ATIONAL ELECTRICAL WEEKb
One out of every 10 fires in Ontario is caused by the misuse,,of electricity 1
FUSES
Fuses are the safety valves .in your
electrical wiring.,
- Fusesate
re
g r than 15 amperes must
not be used in ordinary lighting and
receptacle circuits, as the conductors
in these circuits can safely carry on-
ly 15 amperes.
Never • replace blown fuses with
pennies, washers, tinfoil or oversize
fuses. ,
If -15 ampere fuses will not 'allow
you to operate the lights and appli-
ances which areno* connected in a
circuit, then this circuit is overloaded.
FLEXIBLE CORDS
Flexible cords must not 'be used
'for permanent wiring, that is,•to•make
permanent extensions to circuits.
These cords are not large enough to
safely carry as much Current as the
permanent wiring without becoming
dangerously overheated.
Flexible cords create electrical fire
hazards when they are:
(a) bare or badly deteriorated;
(b) run under rugs;
(c) nailed ' to baseboards, door or
window frames walls and ceilings;
'(d) run through partitions, walls and '
floors;
(e), permanently connected to perman-
ent wiring by, splices or joints;
(f) operating appliances — which
have heating elements such as ket-
tles, toasters, irons, rangettes and
heaters; ' -
(g) used to provide multiple branches
and outlets from one socket or
, outlet.
FIXTURES and APPLIANCES
All fixtures and appliances must be
approved by the Canadian Standards
Association. Check for:
(a) honie-made and unapproved fix-
- tures and "appliances;
(b)loose or improperly
made joints
• and connections - these may
'cause overheating.
(c) deteriorated wiring in fixtures—
usually, caused by heat;
(d) wattage of lamps (light bulbs) too
high for fixtures•,. causes exces-
sive heating;
(e) deteriorated fixtures, denoted by
rust, bare wires, broken sockets;
(f) drop cords used to operate irons,
toasters and heaters, or other ap'-
plianoes. •
If you receive an electrical shock
• from any appliance, have it checked
' immediately.
PERMANENT WIRING
Check for:
(a) bare or improperly made and tap;,
ed joints and connections; loose
electrical connections may pro-
duce exc•essirle heat:
(b). sparking switches;
(c) receptacles (wallplugs) that heat
up when'in use;
(d) objects hung on open wiring;
(e) cables connecting water heaters,
oil burners, sump pumps, dryers
and other electrical equipment, in-
securely fastened, giving. a poor
ground;
(f) 'switches, receptacles and light
outlets, in the kitchen, basement,
bathroom, utility rooms and gar-
age not grounded;
(g) interference on radio or televi-
sion receivers; this may be caused
'by poor electrical connections in
you wiring system.
If you recognize any of these hazards in your home, ACT NOW. Cali your Public Utility,
Commission, Ontario Rural Hydro, ora qualified electrician:
SEAFORTH • FIR.E. AREAS 1 AND
JOHN 'F. SCOTT, Fire Chief
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extra rooms are
easy to heat
electrically
Don't let a heating problem stop you from adding a rooeil or
finishing a recreation room or attic. Heat that space electi;icalhy.
Supplementary Electric heating is simple and inexpensive to
install. And you have no worries about extending piping or
duct -work, no strain on your present heating system. Ask a
qualifiid electric heating contractor' about the many easy ways
you can heat extra rooms electrically. Or call us.
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