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Weston-York Times (1971), 15 Jun 1972, p. 11

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He says 15 pigs produce enough ordure to turn out 300 cubic feet of methane a week ~«in his horeâ€"made extractor â€" the equivalent of nine gallons of gasoline. The converter on his car â€" he désigned it himself â€" costs about $16. It not only solves his problem in disposing of animal waste, it contributes to clean air. Methane burns almost completely â€" about 97 percent combustion. Gasoline is much less efâ€" ficient, leaving hydrocarâ€" bons, ‘carbon monoxide and lead to foul the air. His estimate is that the methane equivalent to one gallon of gasoline costs him three cents. But if we wait for all our animal farmers to invent new ways to dispose of animal waste, we‘ll be up to Preferred day and night temperatures and the exact times of setback and set ahead are selected by means of simple fingertip controls. The setâ€"ahead time can be adjusted for about an hour before the alarm rings so the house is warm when it‘s time to get up. Keeping it clean A former taxiâ€"driver, he has turned to farming and uses manure to produce fuel for his car. Chronotherm _ does automatically what many people try to remember to do manually â€" it sets the thermostat back at night and turns it up again in the morning. The furnace, therefore, consumes less fuel than if it had to maintain the home constantly at daytime comfort levels. If the ocâ€" cupants are normally out during daylight hours, thes# may wish to reverse the procedure so the temâ€" perature is lower while the house is empty. In most cases, however, people favor lower temperatures at night while they are sleep. Naturally, the greater the setback temperature and the longer the lower temâ€" perature is maintained, the more you‘ll save. In one fuel oil experiment, when the temperature was lowered from a comfortable 70 But the Devonshire farmer has been acclaimed by the whole earth cult and a growing number of enâ€" vironment groups as a pioneer in ecology and recycling. by Bill Dodds Officially, British Government officials dismiss Harold Bate as a tassel on the lunatic fringe. Grlmlfls"Fli;y _Tales ‘b“); If you‘ve wound up another *xpensive heating season wondering how you can cut fuel costs next year, you may be in the market for an automatic clock thermostat or Chronotherm. According to Honeywell heating exâ€" perts, this device can save as much as 10 per cent on an average home fuel bill whether you use gas, oil or electricity. Weston. The students of Weston Memorial public school presented a two night musical stand, June 6 and 8, entitled The Gallant Taylor night)‘and Christine Latimer (Thursday night); Jam Woman, Gail Ramsdin (Tuesday night) and Alison Reed (Thursday night); First giant,Robert DeBruin (Tuesday night) and Debbie Bailie (Thursday); Second giant, Lori Latinville; King, John Rombough (Tuesday) and Anna Maria Baffa (Thursday); Princess, Sandra Phillipson (Tuesday) and _ Joanne _ Showers (Thursday); Prime minister, Douglas Conyard; Country _ maw, _ Rattie Phillipson; Ladyâ€"inâ€"waiting, Doreen Magrath. The pupils made flowers, trees and the originality of Every class trom inâ€" dergarten to grade six participated. The lead characters were: Taylor, CathyA McDowell (Tuesday June is talent month for June is Weston talent month Cutting heating costs Waste not want not The Pittsburgh Energy Research Centre have worked out a process for converting manure to oil. The yield is three barrels of oil per ton of dry manure. Dr. G. Alex Mills of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Mines _ estimated _ that agricultural wastes could produce 2.45 billion barrels of oil a year â€" enough to our ears in it. Fortunately, Mr. Bate is not the only one who‘s been thinking. The â€" automobile â€" has become the leading single source of air pollution in many cities throughout the world, according to an abâ€" stract of a paper to be presented to the Interâ€" national Conference on Automobile Pollution by Dr. Bernard D. Goldstein of New York City. degrees during the day to a chilly 50 degrees for 12 hours at night, the fuel savings were 21.5 per cent. In a more typical example, a setback from 70 degrees to 60 degrees for eight hours produced a 9.5 per cent saving. +++ The University Club of Weston and District will hold its annual picnic June 21, at 6 p.m. at the home of Mill Florence Nichols, Waterâ€" down, Ontario. +++ On Saturday, June 3, a surprise party was held in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James Le Voir on the occasion of their 30th Wedding Anniversary. The festivities took place at the home of Mrs. Joyce Park, Weston, and was given by the Outside temperatures, of course, are also an imâ€" The threeâ€"day conference is being held at the Royal York Hotel June 26â€"27â€"28 under the sponsorship of the 32,000â€"member _ Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario. Dr. Goldstein, professor of environmental medicine at Those present showed their pride and pleasure by giving the students a stanâ€" ding ovation. New costumes was most Special tribute was given to teacher, Freda Cashmore, for her time, talents and efforts, and to pianist, Mr. Bill MacKay, chairman of Automobiles greatest source of air pollution York _ University couples‘ children, Bonnie and Jim, assisted by Aunt Norma Wilson. Cousin Bill Wilson was dise jockey for the affair. meet half of U.S. oil needs. There‘s nothing really new about using manure as fuel. Indians and early settlers on the North American plains used buffalo chips for fuel â€" cooking and heating fires. include carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, hydrocarbons and lead, in addition to the photoâ€" chemical air pollutants Relatives and friends of the family were in _ atâ€" tendance and outâ€"ofâ€"town guests were from Oshawa and Nobleton. _ Mr. and Mrs. Le Voir were presented with an attractive + +++ We wish to extend our sincere congratulation to Rev. Father J.T. Leahey of St. John the Evangelist Church, George Street, who celebrated his 30th anâ€" niversary of his ordination in the priesthood on June 6. May we also wish him a belated birthday greeting for June 7. +++ One June 2, Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology, 1430 Trafalgar Road, Oakville held its 1972 graduation exercise. Among those graduating were three students from the Weston Community â€" each receiving high honors in their particular course. Colleen Anne Cameron, graduated in security and law enforcement; Nicola Frustaci, graduated in He says the internal combustion _ engine _ is responsible for releasing a number of chemicals into the urban atmosphere which, directly or indirectly, have produced deleterious effects to man and his surroundings. And manure was used for fertilizer _ long _ before chemical alternatives were developed. It‘s still used and it is coming right back into style. portant factor with the best economy from night setback occurring when outside mercury readings â€" are between 20 degrees and 30 degrees. As the outside thermometer plunges, the amount of heat required to raise inside temperature from night to daytime setâ€" Medical Centre, will be one of more than 40 eminent authorities from various parts of the world who will be presenting papers at the conference. Organic is the new word in Everyone is cordially invited to attend the sale sponsored by the Fourth Weston Cubs, Scouts, and Venturers group committee. A rummage and bake sale will be held Saturday June 17, from 1 to 3 p.m., at St. John‘s Anglican Church, 2125 Weston Road. Although these pollutants have an effect on human health in urban areas, the éxact degree of their impact is still debated, says Dr. Goldstein who will be a panelist on the effects of automobile pollution on urban living. Their return trip included Crete, Corfu and Dubrounik. The couple returned to Canada via London, England. foods â€" natural food grown with natural fertilizers and no chemicals. People are now willing to pay a premium for a guarantee that the vegetables they buy have never been sprayed with pesticides and the assurance that they are not grown with artificial ferâ€" tilizers. So we‘ve reached a point where Think Manure is the latest watchword in farming. And the word is spreading. recently returned from a three week trip abroad. Among those enchanting cities visited were Rome, Florence and Venice. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson also took a two week cruise on the Mediterranean with short stops at Olympia, Athens, Ephesus, Ratmos, Rhodes, Cyprus, and Haifa which included a visit to Jerusalem and Galilee. 700â€"1,000 delegates are exâ€" pected to attend the threeâ€" day conference, first of its kind to be held in Canada. Johnson, King Street, have tings increases to the point (at about 0 degrees) when fuel savings are negligible. But in most â€" heavily populated parts of Canada average _ winter _ temâ€" peratures are well within the range where savings from night setâ€"back could be worthwhile. primarily derived from the reaction of sunlight with automobile exhaust. Conference chairman is Anthony E. O‘Donohue, P. Eng., of Toronto. Between business administration and Angela Hildebrand, ‘graduated _ as _ library technician. Congratulations girls and may the success and hapâ€" phmsyoqexperienceatflfll +++ Mr. and Mrs. R.W.H. +++ Big picture viewing at smaller screen cost. Striped Walnut finish cabinet highlighted by Charcoal Bronze metallic trim.21,500 volt picâ€" ture power chassis with Phosphor Dot Screen (PDS), AccuMatic Color Control. Instant Pic. Power Grid VHF tuner and solid state UHF tuner. £ â€" 95 value Original Oil Painting de Santo Art Gallery FAIRVIEW ELECTRONICS AccuColor TV RCA Portable ] 9 M (East of Islington, North Side) 1812 Weston Rd. â€" 249â€"6363 (South of Lawrence) 5132 Dundas $t. West. 1038 Albion Rd. â€" 741â€"0220 by: Justin de Santo Value to 1st Prize other prizes include including stand donated by Here is all You do . .. @Employees and their immediate families of the @ Each Recipe must have your name and address _ sponsoring newspapers are not eligible to enter donated by All Recipes will be judged by Chef Joseph of The Constellation Hotel ... the winner will receive a very worthwhile gift. Of course, there will be other prizes. 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