ENERGY SAVERS /,
from ta WISE BWHLY *
by Penny, Paul & Larry
There’s a new family in
town-the Wise family- who
will be presenting energy
conservation tips through
this column.
In the column by Penny,
Paul and Larry Wise, all
types of energy conservation
MEMO
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Cows and Fat
Steers at
New Holland
Mon. Sale 2 P.M.
Thursday Sale 12:30
P.M.
NEW HOLLAND
SALE BARN
Phone 717*354-4341
LISTEN to WDAC-FM
Tuesday, Jan. 15 2;00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.
"News and Issues" ...
How current events are affecting the farmer in
southeastern Pennsylvania.
Guests will be Bob Gregory and Noah Gehman
of Pennfield Corp.
The program will be rebroadcast Wednesday,
Jan. 16 12:45 A.M. to 2:00 A.M.
The Straia
Warranty
New Idea spreader box warranty covers more
than just wood. It also covers labor. Even freight
costs. And without any double-talk. See for
yourself.
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that any of the wood components m your New Idea
Manure Spreader rot through, Avco New Idea will make
replacement at no charge ... to you, the original pur
chaser. No charge for wood, no charge for labor or
freight. And this warranty is in addition to the standard
Full Year Warranty on all New Idea spreaders.
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Hickory Hill, Pa.
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tips will be given including
ones on home heating and
cooling, cooking, lighting,
use of appliances, and
automobiles.
Reader participation in the
column is encouraged. If you
have a favorite way of
stretching your energy
dollars, whether yours go for
gas, oil or electricity or a
combination of the three, tell
the Wise family about it by
sending your suggestion to
them in care of this
newspaper. Any questions
you might have will be
welcome, too.
Use of home appliances,
according to Penny, is a good
place to practice con
servation habits that will
stretch your utility budget
and promote a longer life for
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N. G. HERSHEY & SON
Manheim
LANDIS BRpS., INC.
Lancaster
longenecker
FARM SUPPLY
Rheems
A.B.C. GROFF, INC.
New Holland
ROY H. BUCK. INC
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the appliances. Your dish
washer, for example, will
use the same amount of
electricity and hot water
whether it is completely full
or only half full - so save the
dishes until there’s a full
load.
Paul has been doing some
maintenance around the
house and he has found that
repairing leaky hot water
faucets can save many
gallons of hot water. “Often
it’s a simple matter of
changing a washer,” he
says.
In past winters their son,
Larry, had been a television
addict when storms can
celled school and outdoor
play. This year he plans to
help conserve energy by
working on his model plane
hobby instead of turning on
the t.v. when winter weather
keeps him indoors.
Jumping in the car for
every errand used to be our
practice. Now we try to walk
to places nearby.
We feel better for the
exercise, and we’re saving
on our car’s gas bills and
upkeep, too. Those short
trips were really wearing the
car out faster.
Puttering around the
kitchen is one of Paul’s
favorite hobbies. He’s found
several ways to cut down on
utility bills by following
some simple energy con
servation practices there.
Did you know that using
pots that fit the surface unit
on your range and making
sure that the pots have flat
bottoms ensures that all the
heat from the surface unit
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being wasted?
In school Larry’s class has
been talking about ways to
help families save energy at
home, and he suggested that
we could leave the curtains
open on sunny days to take
advantage of the sun to heat
the rooms.
His teacher thought that
was a good idea and ex
plained that the curtains
could also help to keep the
heat in the house at night by
preventing drafts around the
windows.
To save hot water, the
whole family has switched to
showers from tub baths. The
average tub bath takes 10 to
15 gallons of hot water while
the average shower uses
only eight to 12.
Long soaks in the shower
are out now, too. We try to
see who can be done fastest!
With the colder weather
here, Paul decided to check
the heating units in the house
to make sure we were
utilizing all the heat possible.
Clean filters, vents and
units can make a difference
in the amount of heat output.
Cleaning the units two or
three times a year can mean
cleaner air in the house, too.
Filters should be checked
once a month during the
winter and replaced if
necessary.
Putting a humidifier in the
house has helped save fuel,
too, as we’re more com
fortable at a lower tem
perature with the added
moisture in the air.
(This Is one of a series of
columns on energy con
servation. Reader
suggestions are welcomed
and should be sent to the
Wise family in care of this
newspaper.)
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 12,1974
The picture above depicts some of the activity of the
FFA Area Small Gasoline Engine Contest recently held
at the Garden Spot High School.
FFA Engine
Contest Held
The Area Small Gasoline
Engine Contest was held on
December 20 at the Garden
Spot High School
Agricultural Department.
Six teams from Lancaster
and Chester Counties par
ticipated. The top three
teams from the area are
entitled to go to the State
Contest to be held in June.
The E-town team con
sisting of Ken Gruber and
James Rutt placed first; the
Ephrata team placed second
with Jim Felpel and Tom
Horst troubleshooting;
Grassland team placed third
with Leroy Gehman and
Nelson Gockley being the
team; the Manheim team
placed fourth with Joseph
Snavely and Kevin Rohrer.
The fifth place team came
from Central Chester AVTS
and the team consisted of
Charles Pierce and Greg
Hurst. Owen J. Roberts team
also competed.
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76 she needed more exercise
than just commuting to her
medical office in New York
City—so she learned to ride a
bicycle. Bob Salzman, left, is
a professional instructor who
teaches adults to ride, through
a method which separates bal
ancing from pedalling, there
by establishing confidence.
HAROLD H. GREIDER
BUSINESS
CONSULTANT
326 WILLOW STREET PIKE
WILLOW STREET PA
PH 717-464-2951
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A contest consists of three
parts with the top team score
getting first place and down
the line. A regular test on
engines is given including
the identification of 18 engine
parts and tools to identify.
The second part of the
contest is the use of the
Small Gasoline Engines
Manual to find required
specification for a particular
engine model.
The third part and
probably most important
part of the contest is the
actual troubleshooting on the
engine. Each engine is
“bugged” with several
problems and the team has
to discover these problems
and correct them and make
the engine run correctly, all
within 60 minutes. The in
dividual with the best score
will receive a small socket
set donated by Morris
Company. The best score
this year is Ken Gruber from
E-town.
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