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Home heating and
energy saving has entered
the highly technological
world of computers and
the results are providing
cost projections ranging
over the next 15 years.
insulators, are front-
running the computer age
in energy conservation
locally and providing an
‘unusual survey of area
homes.
Using ordinary photo-
graphs, specifications of
interior space and basic
cost information, the
portable computer draws
a composite picture of
heat savings and loss. It
will estimate yearly
energy use, and, based on
- the current cost of fuel
(plus a ten percent
escalation per year) tell
| the homeowner how much
- he will be paying through
the coming years.
Jim Rittenhouse,
general manager of
Common and Co. ex-
plained the computer has
already been used to
aceuracy is startling,”” he
said. ‘‘It takesthe guess-
work out of it for us. And it
is correct within 1% per-
cent either way.”
The developers,
Thermal Data Corpora-
tion of Wayne, Pa. claim
to have perfected a
technique which bypasses
costly and sometimes
temperamental infrared
cameras. The Thermal
Data Computer processes
measuréments scaled
from an ordinary photo-
graph. The calculations,
which take less than one
minute, predict the op-
timum heating per-
formance of the
residence, a new yard-
owner can compare to his
present heating costs.
Information fed into the
computer includes
measurements of the
house, type of construct
ion, current cost and type
of heat. A section analysis
is also provided with
information of type and
construction’ of ceilings,
walls, floors, windows,
doors and present in-
sulation. The resulting
picture provides a basis
for determining what can
be done to achieve “op-
timum heating per-
formance.” Translated to
the bottom line, it tells
homeowners how low
their heating bills could
In the last three years,
the demand for Physical
Nesbitt Memorial
Hospital has increased by
over 360 percent. A sub-
stantial growth of this
nature prompted an
immediate plan for the
department’s expansion.
The former facility
limited therapists to six
treatment areas, while
the new unit accom-
modates 11 patient treat-
ment areas. In addition,
the new structure
features. an enlarged
. whirlpool area and a
“Hubbard” tank designed
for full immersion of
burn, trauma, arthritis,
orthopedic-neurologic and
pre-post-operative the-
rapy patients.
Many specialized treat-
ments are available in the
department. TENS is
used to suppress pain
without the use of drugs.
Bio-Feedback aids in the
alleviation of muscle pain
in stroke and trauma
cases. Electromygraphy
(EMG), a nerve conduc-
tion test, is used in the
diagnosis and prognosis of
injuries or severed areas.
A new addition is the
Pelvic Traction unit for
treatment of pelvic
disorders and automobile
accident victims.
The innovative Sports
Medicine Program,
located in the Nesbitt
Memorial Hospital
‘‘Health - Center’ in
Edwardsville, is another
service rendered by the
Physical Therapy
Department.
The Physical Therapy
Department, staffed by a
director, 10 therapists,
and 11 clerk aides, ac-
commodates an averate
of 380 patient therapy
visits daily. It is projected
that 96,000 treatments will
coming fiscal year.
ever be if all parts of the
house and heating system
were optimized.
Using this yardstick,
the insulation contractor
will be able to quantify
what various conserva-
tion measures, in com-
bination, can ultimately
achieve. Homeowners
participating in the
survey will be asked to
compare present heating
costs with the computer’s
determination of op-
timum performance. Re-
turn ‘on future invest-
ments is also included. .
Rittenhouse can take a
photo of a home from the
outside, note its con-
struction type and deter-
mine the approximate
cost of heating under pre-
sent energy standards. Of
course, he noted, older
homes are not built ac-
cording to today’s stan-
dards making heating
costs higher, in reality.
The present survey is
conducted as a test of the
new computer technique,
but initial findings are
impressive. The
computer is available
upon request for an in-
house inspection and on-
site computer analysis by
calling Common and Co.
of Shavertown.
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Congratulations are
extended to David Munoz
on his promotion to
manager of Radio Shack
in the Midway Shopping
Center. He is the son of
Rev. and Mrs. Charles
Munoz, formerly of
Centermoreland. David
received an associate
degree from Keystone
Junior College and also
of “Seranton and Kings
College. His wife is the
former Miss Patti Moore
of East Dallas, a
secretary at the main
office of Franklin First
Federal Savings and Loan
in Wilkes-Barre. The
couple is residing at 62
South Welles Street,
Wilkes-Barre. :
Woolgrowers = Associ-
ation of Luzerne,
Wyoming and
Lackawanna Counties
meeting Saturday in the
Centermoreland United
Methodist Church: social
rooms. The day opened
with a demonstration of
wol products and was
highlighted by the elec-
tion of officers for the
coming year. United
Methodist Women of the
Centermoreland UM
Church served the dinner.
A new softball diamond
is available for use by the
public at Frances Slocum
Park at Carverton.
Members of the Marine
Corps’ Reserve Unit at
Forty Fort spent several
weekends preparing the
softball _ field with
finishing touches applied
by park personnel. The
left from the main en-
trance to the state park.
Mr. and Mrs. Don
Karichner are residing on
Hildonia Avenue in
Dallas. They were
married on Saturday,
Sept. 17, in East Dallas
United Methodist Church
by the pastor, Rev.
Donald Walter, Mrs.
Karichner is the former
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Fabians Restaurant
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Arnolds Pizza Shoppe
Plymouth Fabric Shop
Roans Pharmacy
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Wyoming National Bank
Northeastern Bank of Pa.
Miss! Holly Moore,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
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Dallas.
teer Fire Company will
hold its Oct. Meeting on
Tuesday evening at 8 at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton Kyttle, Monkey
Hollow Road, Cen-
termoreland. President
Cjarles Goble will
preside. Reports will be
made on the progress of
the new fire hall, which is
under construction on the
fire company’s plot just
south of Weaver’s Market
in Centermoreland.
Richard and Marien
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daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Aaron John Gittens, in-
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