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It’s easier to get
where you're going with
a Statement Savings
account from
National Central.
It's easier in several ways. Your savings
grow quickly because Statement
Savings pays a full 5% annual interest,
compounded continuously every day
your money is in the bank.
It's more convenient than a passbook
account. With Statement Savings you
don’t need to remember to bring your
passbook with you whenever you want
to make a deposit or withdrawal. You
don’t have to worry about a
passbook getting lost or stolen.
No passbook, no problem.
You get an easy-to-read regular
statement that lists all your deposits,
withdrawals and interest. And
Banking-By-Telephone makes almost
every transaction simpler. Just call to
transfer money between your
Statement Savings and checking
accounts. Or to pay your National
Central mortgage, Master Charge,
installment loan or Simple Interest loan.
And all Banking-By-Telephone activity
is reported on a regular statement.
So make it easier to get where you're
going with a National Central
Statement Savings account.
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CENTRAL
BANK
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Don’t
burn your
house to
save energy
Note: About four hours
before we went to press
this week, a minor chimney
fire occured at the Susque-
hanna Times office. The
flue pipe coming out of our
stove suddenly turned red
hot and flames flickered
through the joints. The
editor, who had read this
article, knew what to do:
close all the vents and call
the fire department.
Chief Charley Johns of
the Maytown company re-
sponded in less than two
minutes, backed up in-
stants later by a truck and
more volunteers.
Fortunately, the truck
wasn’t needed. Chief Johns
cracked our flue open and
showed us the deposits that
had burst into flames
minutes before, and told us
how to clean the pipes to
prevent another, and pos-
sibly more serious, fire.
‘“This wasn’t a bad one,
but chimney fires can be
very dangerous,’’ the chief
said.
The information in this
article, while it can be
useful, is not as complete
as that in the booklet
mentioned. The booklet
entitled ‘‘Suggested Pro-
cedures for Installation of
Woodburning Stoves,’’ has
excellent diagrams as well
as emergency procedures.
The Times would like to
extend its sincere gratitude
to the Maytown Fire
Company for its prompt,
helpful, and courteous
action this morning. -Ed.
Many people are buying
and installing their own
wood stoves these days.
While wood is an ecologic-
ally and economically wise
choice for heating, insur-
ance companies have notic-
ed that many do-it-yourself-
ers have burned down their
houses by installing wood
stoves improperly. The
insurance people have now
put out a booklet, available
from your agent, explaining
how to install a wood stove
safely. Here are some of
their tips:
Wood stoves should be
located centrally, away
from staircases, in the
main living area to be most
effective. They are not
central heating units, and
shouldn’t be put in the
basement to heat the up-
stairs.
A major reason for wood
stove fires is lack of room
around the stove. Don’t put
one against the wall —
they get very hot, and can
ignite wood surfaces up to
36 inches away. You can
put a wood stove closer to
the wall than that if you
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