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- Q& THE OSHAWA. TIMES, .Monday, September. 12,..1966 1,000 Electrically-Heated _ Homes, Suites In Oshawa Oshawa now has more than a thousand ali - electrically heated homes and apartment suites. And the number is in- creasing at a remarkable rate. This information was reveal- ed by Chairman Henry F. Bald- win, of Oshawa Public Utilities Commission, in a review of the past year and forecast of the all - electric housing trend in Oshawa in 1966. Mr. Baldwin reported that at the end of 1965 there were 465 all - electrically heated single dwellings, as well as 565 total electric housing units in multi- ple dwellings. He said that most of the latter were in new apartment buildings. In addit- ion, there have been 59 single dwellings (older homes) con- verted to all - electric heating. The Oshawa Hydro Chairman revealed that this year there are already 50 new single dwel- lings being built to all - elec- tric heating standards, and which are now under construc- tion. There are also a total of 425 new apartment suites in all - electric apartment build- ings presently being construct- ed in Oshawa under the Winter Works Program. Besides this, there are 25 older homes under- going conversion to all . elect- ric. heating, A great new field with a big potential for all - electric heating has been opened up with the conversion of older dwellings to modern, comfort- able all - electric heat. The Hydro Chairman pointed. out that there are a variety of ways in which electric heat for comfort living can be installed in older dwellings. These in- stallations include unobstrusive baseboard electric convector units; electric forced air fur- nace; electric hot water fur- nace; electric in-duct heaters for zone control; also the elec- tric heat pumps for flexibility with summer cooling and win- ter heating provided. The recent upsurge in the public demand in Oshawa for the all - electric way of living, which frequently includes air conditioning for summer com- fort as well as all + electric heating for complete comfort in winter, has been truly ama- zing, Chairman Baldwin said. Picturesque Covered Bridge Lost In March Of Progress MONTREAL (CP) -- The march of progress, it seems, is a weight that cannot be sup- ported by those obsolete, yet picturesque, covered wooden bridges. But the preservation-minded must move fast if these quaint relics of a more peaceful past are to be saved for posterity. One by one they are giving way to steel and concrete structures. Quebec, which only a few years ago could boast more than 500, now has only 246 left. Covered bridges are as var- ied in shape, length and style as they are numerous. The longest in the world is said to be that at Hartland, N.B., whose 1,282 feet span the. St. John River near Fredericton. The shortest is reckoned to be that over the little Du Berger River, at Orsainville, near Que- bec City, which is wider than it is long--30 feet against 12 feet. They dot not only the Quebec countrywide, but the -- tucked- away corners of the Maritimes and the New England states. New Brunswick has 180 such structures, and Ont rio pos- sesses some as well. Ten are to be found in Maine, 130 in Vermont and 69 in New Hamp- shire. Most were built in the last century by master carpenters who were ignorant of modern stress - strain techniques but knew how to put something sturdy and lasting together. The covering was added to preserve them in a changeable climate. SOME SAVED In their day, long before the coming of the automobile, sweethearts sought their seclu- sion. Many of them left evi- dence of this in the hearts, ar- rows and initials they carved on the bridges' interiors. It was probably the. memory of those idyllic. moments that has prompted some Quebecers ' today to campaign for their preservation, asking the minis- try of transport to provide an- other, modern bridge near each original structure, instead of re- placing it. . This was done at Capelton, near Sherbrooke, while sel f- help by the citizens of Mans- field, in Quebec's Pontiac County, prevented demolition of the old and decaying Marchand bridge. In the U.S. an organi- zation called the National Soci- ety of Covered Bridges has been formed with headquarters in Boston. ' But most authorities admit-- privately, if not publicly--that covered bridges are unsafe and provide efficient service neither to the motorist nor today's _» . Mechanized farmer,...._... Some people might think it a shame this should be the only criterion as to whether the bridges remain or go. Whitby Cabinet - Making Firm Specializes In Kitchens, Vanities The Oshawa Home and Manu- facturers Show has given. us the opportunity to show: resi- dents of this area our work in the cabinet-making business, says the R. H. Cabinet Com- pany of Whitby. Tuc i101 yas veen im pupi- hess for the past year and a half and now proudly displays its work in Whitby. It special- izes in kitchens, vanities and custom built cabinets. The showroom is well stocked with our different styles and mate- style with the help of raised mouldings or firm offers to help you to up a new kitchen with our' inets and Moffat stoves, refrige erators and built-in ovens. The firm says it can assit you in styling a new bathroom with @ beautiful rials. It can introduce you to | house Wwe mvucr way vl uvimg wit cH UNC Ul Up Au. au COUMmaVe or come in and look around. _ vinyl cabinets or to a. colonial Visit Our Booth and Win A Prize A. P. COSENS G. C. MARTIN COSENS & MARTIN INSURANCE 67 KING ST. E. 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