_ heated broiler. . ote PAGE 68, THE HERALD, Wednesday, October 9 1974" Home DO-IT-YOURSELF HOME WINTEHIZATION PROGRAM Summer's almast gone now;! winter's coming on - and pow is . the time to prepare for it! To keep a control on your fuel costs and make your home more comfortable, you don’t have tobea skilled carpenter or mechanic. Make winterizing your home a do-it-yourself - project this fall, and you'll find thatit doesn’t take much money. * or much time. But, you'll save, healing dollars all winter tong - and you'll be doing your part to’ conserve fuel, Winter 1S YOUR HOME WELL IN-! SULATED? First, be sure your home is: well insulated, If it isn’t, you'll be throwing away money and. wasting fuel, when both could: havé beenavoided. Remember,’ though, that it's also important not to over insulate your home. To keep your home ‘com- fortable, clean and healthy, be sure that some fresh air is able to circulate in the house. Start your do-it-yourself home winterization al the top of your’ house, and work your way down, Since heat rises, cracks and crevices under the roof are usually responsible for the greatest heat Joss. If the altic GRAPEFRUIT AFLAne 1 large seedless grapefruit 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon butter 2 teaspoons whiskey or rum 2 tablespoons whiskey ot rum for flaming (warmed) Halve grapefruit and cut around sections to loosen. Combine brown sugar, butter -and 2 teaspoons whiskey or rum; spread grapefruit halves with mixture. Place grapefruit ; on broiler pan and set about 4 inches below heat in a pre- Broil abaut dh your COOKING 8 minutes until bubbly and starting to brown. Before: sorving, ignite warmed whis- key or rum and pour flaming: over broiled grapefruit halves. Makes 2 servings.. Hoth the sight and the taste of this treat should prove to be unfergettable! really care about schools? Get Involved. Run for school trustee.. - There are’more than 500 men and women in 74 school districts across British Columbia who exercise control over education ‘at the community level by serving as schoo! trustees. As elected representatives of the people in their communities, it is the responsibility of school boards to ensure that the school system is operated to the benefit of students and the community. It is also their job to ensure that the school system responds to communi wishes on issues such as development of new curriculum, use of school buildings by the community, instructional priorities, and sound management. If you are concerned about your schools and want more Information, gel a copy of our free booklet, “The Role of School Trustees", a guide for candidates. Remember. If there were no school boards, there would be no local contro! of education. The election will be held on Nov. 16, and deadline for filing nomination papers is Oct. 28. For a free copy of our --"‘booklet, contact your local scheol board, or write to: - B.C. School Trustees Association, 1095 Howe St., Vancouver V6Z 1P9 682-2881 Publishad in the interest of good nawspaper. SEW WHAT? THIG WEEK'S PATTERNS . (BY AUDARY Lane “No. 3977 Graceful rackline iso facture Here, A seat ike colar ane chart itt ends with buttons, No, 3377 comes in sizes 224) to 224; (bus 35 tc dSh Size 4; thuat 37) tokes 4 yards of 44-inch fabric. Crochoted facket iF. Thia-Chonehlype tweoter coat fs ecty to crochet in sixes 32 Io 42, ; Ak for Pattern No. HFT. Send 0¢ for each drew patlern, 30¢ for wach needlework pattern fode! tq fer aach cress pattern, 10¢ for each neediework paliera for molting ond handling) to AUDREY LANE aut REAU, Morrts Plaine, Naw Sertay 07950, local government by this isn’t insulated, it will be worth: your while to doit yourself, Buy, loose rock wool or exploded: mica pellets (or some other, insulating material) al a hard- ware or building supply store. A4” thickness of rock wool or pellets placed between the ceiling joists of the room below provides an adequale ing sulation. Insulating batts; placed between the ceiling joists or tacked inside the roof between the rafters also provide, good insultalion. The fuel economy more than makes up for the minor cost of insulating supplies, Now, work your way down the altic stairs and into each room in your home. If you can feel drafts of cold air, you can be sure your heating dollars are being wasted. Find out where the cold air is coming from and seal the area tigtitly.. Check all places in your home where corners meet. if they don't meet tightly, a strip of in- sulating material will keep out the draft, If the air is entering ’ from underadoora door sweep, nailed to the bottom of the door, will provide effective in- sulation, A window or door can be tightly sealed by a roll of felt or metal stripping, available at most hardware stores. Cracks between window or door frames and the walls, both inside and out, should be sealed. If the cracks are small, ready made rape putty may be placed on top of the crack and pushed into it with your fingers. Larger cracks should be stuifed with an insulating material, and then sealed with a caulking ¢com- ization Program 4f you have a fireplace with a damper, make sure the damper works, and that it is kept closed when the fireplace isn’t in use. If the fireplace has no damper, block the opening with a movable cover - such as a plece of plywood or insulating board. _ CHECK YOUR HEATING SYSTEM After you've made sure your house is well insulated, che your heating system. No matter what type of system you have, if it isn’t working af- ficiently, you'll waste money, and fuel, There are several things you can do yourself to be sure your, heating system operates al maximum efficiency. Check the radiators, grills, yents and: registers in every room to be sure they are free of ob- structions. If the heat outlets are covered or blocked by furniture, books, knick-knacks or other odds and ends, the heat they carry won't be able to enter. the room. Pipes or ducts which are out in the open and aren’t insulated lose some of the heat they carry before it reaches it's final destinalion, Low cost, fireproof insulation is available at building supply stores or hard- ware stores. Wrap the in- sulation around the open pipes where they run through unheated areas, such as in crawl spaces, the basement or the attic. While you are checking your home for uninsulated pipes or ducis, also check for air leaks, especially around the fon- necting joinis, Warm air pound. © —leaking out: into unheated Storm’ windows and storm doors are, of course, excellent insulation, If you have them, be sure they are light fitling. Often a, few dollars worth of weatherstripping will close off ‘an expensive heat escape route. MAKE YOUR OWN STORM WINDOWS If you.don’t have storm windows and doors, make your- own. Use clear plastic as a substitute for manufactured storm windows and doors, ~ Available in most hardware stores, the plastic comes on - rolls cr in precut kits already cut to standard window size. Tack, staple or tape the plastic either inside or outside the window, and over all screen doors, While il’s a good idea to in- sulate windows and doors on all sides of the house, pay special attention to the nerth and west sides, which get the full blast of winter winds, spaces can be costly. Usually, . the leak can be repaired with cloth adhesive tape. . If you have a humidifier, be sure it is working properly. If you don’t have a humidifier - consider the advantages of installing one. , When the humidity in a hama is lew, most people turn the furnace up - so fuel costs go up io. A “humidified house, especially during very cald weather, is more comfortable, and the furnace operates more ef- —f ficiently, " HOW'S YOUR FURNACE WORKING? . In your do-it-yourself home winterizalion pregram, don’t overlook the most important part of your heating system - - your furnace, It only .takes a few minutes to check your furnace and be sure it is operating properly. t First, double check to be positive that your furnace is THIS WEEK'S LETTER: I have a problem. I like this boy and another girl likes him, but he just ignores me. He won't even say “Hi,” Onee, he told me he loved me, but now he doesn't even like.me. [ think he tells all the girls that he loves them. My problem is that I still like him very, very much. What do you think 1 should do? OUR REPLY: This boy is go ing Unraugh a stage where he Is ta love with love, Every girl .he mects is the answer te all his dreams, until he gels to know For And About Teenagers a ee them —then he discovers another dream boat. The way he is act- ing right now is normal, but it definitely shows that he has got a lot of growing up to do. If you sill like him, you are going to have to wait a year or two until he gets out of this staze he is in and is ready for a more meaning- ful relationship, Right now, there isn’t much you can do. 1 wou have m tancge problem you want fo discum ar on observation to make, od- rans your latter 0 FOR AD ABOUT TEEN. AGERS, COMMUNITY AND SUBURBAN PRESS SERVICE, FRANKFORT, KY. 40401. this time. ATIVE Asse ot ae, PadviNnee OF ‘J Weiay cower” —_ PUBLIC MEETING | Concerning the status of farm workers or domestic help in British Columbia .. The select Standing Committee on Labour and Justice invites em- ployees of agriculture or domestic work, members of the agricultural ‘industry, those who regularly employ domestic workers and other in- terested persons fo attend a pubiic meeting. ~ , ‘ .. The all-party Committee is empowered to examine current labour iegistation concerning employees of agriculture or domestic service with regard to such toples as the Labour Code; the right fo Workers’ Com- pensation; the right to organize; and including farm and domestic workers under the present Minimum Wage Act. - ..Anumber of meetings will be held around the province and the Com- mittee encourages all interested persons to present their major briefs at The meeting in your area will be held: ~ Friday,October 18th 17 p.m. + 6 p.m. Terrace Hotel 4551 Greig Avenue Terrace .. If you plan to present a brief, you should contact the: Committee IMMEDIATELY, af the address below for scheduling into the meeting agenda. should be directed to: Enquiries Mr. Colin Gabelmann M.L.A, Chairperson Select Standing Committee on Labour and Justice Parliament Buildings - Victoria, British Columbia clean and tha area around {t is not cluttered with painteans, newspapers, and trash. Oil the ‘paris of the furnace that require it, and change the filter. And when you buy the new filter at your hardware or drug store, buy a few extra ones; they only cost about $1.00 a piece, The more often you change the furnace filter, especially during very cold weather, (he more heat and fuel economy your furnace will provide. . If the pilot light on your furnace has been turned off curing the summer, follow the instructions on the plate at- tached to the furnace to light it. When there are no instructions, check with your gas utility company. Don't attempt to light your furnace until you are sure you know how to do it: correetly. Once the pilot light is burning, set the room ther- mostat at the lowest tem- perature, and make sure the burner valves and the elec- tricity of the furnace are turned on. Now, (urn the thermostat up standard to to start the furnace, and let it run long enough to be sure that, ° it is working properly. Check’ all heat registers and radiators to be sure they are producing _ eat, Millions of Canadians may - peach for a cigarette pack to help them in the conversion to metric measiuremants currently underway across the country. Export “A" clgaretles ap- peared on the market this month with handy converston tables on the back of the inside pull-out. The tables, which give instant equivalents for length, weight and volume, will soon be found on packs of Export Plain and Export “A” Kings. : Presentation of the tables has been made as a public service by Macdonald Tobacco Inc., manufacturers of Export and Export ‘‘A” cigarettes, The comprehensive tables have been approved by the Metric Commission of the Federal Government and bear the Commission's official logo fn the lop right hand corner. “We are pleased to perform this service for the public,” stated P.J: Fergus, vice-- president of marketing for Macdonald Tobacco Marketing Ltd. _ “In the coming years, more and more of us are going to need some quick-reference guide to help us in the change-over from metric measurements.” : According to Stevenson Gossage, chairman of the Metric Commission, Canada should be ‘substantially metric’ * by 1980. Some highway signs In most cases, the furnace already announce distances in will start up with ne problem anylhing further. H, however, you have problems starting the furnace, this is’ one area in kilometres as the huge task of ~ and there is no need to do - eonyerting the entire national system of measurements gathers momentum. Deadline for conversion of all which you should not try to do- ‘ highway signs is September it-yourself. Call the local gas utility company for assistance, But, call early. One gas company reporls that it received as many as 14,000 requests for service on a single day once the cold weather came, 1977. Weather forecasts in metric units begin next year. — ee ih 18 “Il means many of us will be practically going back to school,’ continued Fergus. “The housewife shopping for a__ yard of cloth for her daughter’s Hear ne! MacDonald Aids Metric. , ‘dress will be asking for 0.9 moetre.. We'll be shopping for a tre of milk instead of a quart.” The service by .the makers of Export and Emport “A’’ cigarettes will place llerally millions of conversion tables at people's fingertips throughout Canada, The tables were j developed with the co-operation of the. Metric Commission and appear in both languages on each package of Export “A'’.” The tables are scheduled to appear on Export Plain later this month and on the Export “A” Kings brand in January of next year. | your week ahead « on. Ai. puns Forecast Period: October 13 To October 19 | ARIES Mar. 21 - Apr, 19 You are entering a cosmic cycle of new starts and beginnings, long delayed. As a matter of dact, you'll make your presenca felt. So, this week, it's a fresh cut at the oppesitlon! TAURUS Apr. 20 - May 20 At last! It seems as though most members of your sign will break loase from a boring silua- tion. Also, it's not beyond you to provoke the Hold the line on your budget! Should you spend a little extra...you will concede far bayond what you intend. In short, it's not the time to opposite sex. CEMINI May 21 - June 28 buy luxuries. MOONCHILD Jane 21 - July 22 According to your chart, you'll be dealing with, someone whe is honest... but, hopeless, What js more, you'll be forced to hurt thelr feelings. LEO Jaly 23 - Aug. 22 Take core, bewore! It seems a3 though’ you might overlook a ‘minor’ deiail. So? This oversight, on your part, could develop into a wastefil, time | ‘ VERGO Ang. 23 - Sept, 22 Promises seem to be the big thing, this weekt Don't let an associate cross your wires by prom- ising you big financial gaing-—a little farther down the road. BRA "Sept. 23 - Oct. 22 It's nut time for the “knee jerks.” “According to your chart, an opportunity for a long term fi- nancial gain will appear, But, a soul searching © sacrifice will be involved, ' SCORFIO Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 Your personal magnetism Is at a high leyel. Ag , a matter of fact, you will be surprised at the ease with which you'll persuade and convince. - SAGITTARIUS - Nov. 22 - Dec. 21 CAPRICORN Dee. 22 - Jan. 19 Most members of your sign will enter an en- tirely new social circle, Here’s the point; Don't elosa the door on old associates; while cpening for the new. . ' Stellar patterns take on a favorable alignment for Capricorns! It. seems as though your job, task or project will hit a new high. It all de- pends on you, of course. AQUARIUS It’s not the time to toss money and love about — like a drunken saflor in Parig. It’s mischief on the march for many under your sign. FISCES Don’t Jet a friend of a friend involve you In Feb, 19 - Mar. 20 their personal affairs, Becoming part af some- one else's prohlema might be your downfall, this week! Hear ve! Let it be known that I, corpo 5. nowzaNp . Mayor of the District of Terrace, by the powers vested in me do, hereby declare that WHEREAS the loss df sight is amongst the greatest afflictions of children and adults; and gether to achieve th _ blind, and . : paign on behalf of the blin need our help; _ . fod of time WHEREAS it’is now known that the proper training and the opportunity to develop their skilis, they can grasp the joy of achievement and can come a long way towards independent living; and © ; SF WHEREAS this community can benefit both soc- jally and economicaliy from the training and education of the blind; and - ~ . WHEREAS the Terrace: Lions Club is a volun- tary association of citizens enabling us all to work to- e goals of helping those such as the WHEREAS at this time the.Terrace Lions Club is seeking public support and understanding for its cam- f . ad who live in our midst and who NOW THEREFORE, I do hereby ‘proclaim the per- from October 15th to 20th, 1974 as CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND. WEEK in this, Municipality, and urge every member of this community to give thoughtful support and understanding to this program which will st, . October “3, 1974 then and enrich the lives of the blind. | ea “GOD SAVE THE QUEEN”