Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday February Craftsmanship price vary in electric blankets While a good comforter will keep you quite warm and doesn’t require a power source some people prefer the heat of an electric blanket on cold winter nights There Is a wide variety from which to choose Here are some suggestions to aid you with your selection Ninteen brands of electric blankets were tested by Consumer Repots engineers They concluded that all of the blankets should keep you adequately warm — and all the controls provide a comfortable range of settings But prices for the blankets vary considerably For example queen-siz- e models range from about ISO to more than 1100 The various lines sold by Fieldcrest under the Fieldcrest and St Mary's labels and by Sears fall mostly under that price range Blankets from Cannon and JC Penney are Sunbeam’s line is on the high side When you buy an electric blanket inspect it carefully Although none of the samples tested were badly finished the edre with which an electric blanket is made can vary mid-pric- versions started to pill and look all-acry- lic Consumer report Moreover the engineers said a control mechanism occasionally may be defective If the lowest setting is too hot or the highest setting is too cold for you return the blanket Most of the blanket lines carry a five-yewarranty A basic difference between low- - and electric blankets is the material from which they're made Lower-price- d models are usually 20 percent acrylic and 80 percent polyester Slightly more expensive blankets can have a 0 blend of those fibers The fabric often is 100 percent acrylic and some companies offer more costly models made of 75 percent acrylic and 25 percent ar high-pric- ed 50-5- ne ed ‘ wool After putting the materials through standard fabric durability tests Consumer Reports’ enjgineers found that while none of the blankets wore out some of the that applications for the Emergency Work Program will no longer be accepted from single persons and couples in most areas of the state The policy change applies to residents of Cache Rich and Box Elder counties in northern Utah Ogden Salt Lake City West Valley City Utah Wasatch and Summit counties Uintah Utah Basin southeastern and southwestern Utah Norman G Angus director of the State Department of Social Services said the limiting of enrollment was due to sharply increased enrollment in the Emergency Work Program in January In the rest of the state sufficient Community Development funds have been provided by local government to enable continued enrollment in the program of single persons and couples who have been residents of the local area for at least 30 days 752-351- 753-112- 11 for each copy to Consumers PO Box 461 Radio City Station New York NY 10019 Be sure to ask for the reprint on smoke detectors ) C Newsoaper Enterprise Assn 8 APPLIANCE-PHON- send three and 1100 for a family of four or more To be eligible a household member must work They may still apply for on a community project and enrollment in the Emergency perform a job search Work Program At the present time over 650 households are being assisted The Emergency Work Prothe state Angus throughout gram is a said assistance program for d work-orient- E CENTER 127 South Main - Logan “Your Ufhtinf Cantof' -- ms Sale Lighting Save 50 60m ed unemployed families ineligible for other financial assistance programs The maximum level of assistance provided each week is 850 for a single person or couple 190 for a family of Trac is changeable DON'S KOPY KAT COPIES 4ft Trac End Food 2 Univholdart 3m (iwiii) 36“ $01054” We ddm Announcement S Intninotione 752-421- imw HiOTi M 5 ni White Only Choosa from white Antique Brass Pol Brass 6 Bronze Mil— tefcWP-- Birthdays Introducing New All Natural Bert Winfield Olsen Olsen's 85th Potato Chipg Bert Winfield Olsen will celebrate his 85th birthday on Thursday He and his wife Dora will be honored by his family with an open house on Saturday between 2 and 4 pm Ward LDS at the College-Youn- g church 2394 West 2200 South All friends and relatives are invited Bert was born in 1899 in College Ward the 6th child of Christian L and Lena Ashbaker Olsen He went to school in the little blue school house in College Ward He started working at the age of 16 tending sheep and cattle and tramping hay for Bill Hodges He married Dora Fuhriman on Dec 16 1925 in the Logan LDS Temple They are the parents of nine children seven living: Dorthy O Lloyd Rex W Olsen Ervin G Olsen Joan O Young Elo Dean OHerzog HB (Butch) Olsen and Linda O Montano They also have 34 and 24 greatgrandchildren grandchildren He is an active member of the LDS Church and has held many church positions He hauled dirt from Logan Canyon to the Logan LDS Temple during ita remodeling in 1923 He has also helped build two Young Ward churches and the old Logan LDS Stake Center He has been director of the Sugar Beet Growers Association secretary of the Cache County Farm Bureau of Young Ward's local Farm Bureau secretary of Spring Creek Irrigation Codirector of the Cache Valley Thicker Sliced for EXTRA Flavor! vice-chairm- an SE Try New Dairy Association and a member of the Cache County Farm Home Administration He owned AppS loose Horses and pm president and secretary of the Cache VaUey Association He also sold com seed and raised corn sugar beets grain and alfalfa on his dairy farm Bert has sung with the Cache Valalres Barbershop Group for several years ' In 1956 he won 100 silver dollars as the winner of the Cache Centennial beard ' growing contest He is an avid sportsman and has enjoyed hunting fishing and watching valley softball games Save 25$ ON ANY VARIETY Ap-paloo- sa RETALEX: You an euHmtned to act a our agent tat Hie redemption o( ttw ampul provided that II ii redeemed an ttw prated ur praducb Awrified Proof of cFotato Chips and Save 25$ pureheee at wIScM dock to cow coupon planted tur redemption mud be lumnhed on requal Uuvw Club Fundi Company w pay yuu the face vibe 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residents who have been the lowest-price- d St Mary's lines stood up best in the contribution to literacy an inspiration in the field of a is engineers' wear tests The more expensive of The promotion literacy From these names one literacy models are usually cut more generously universal concern The purpose persn will be selected to honor leaving a few extra inches of overhang of the “Celebrate Literacy" at the Council's Spring Banquet Inat the Bluebird Restaurant on The engineers say there is no compelling project sponsored by the Association Aprils functional reason to buy a more expensive ternational Reading Nominations should be mailed blanket unless you’re bothered by the is to award a local individual or as the familiarize well as public phoned to Phyllis Campbell ticking noise of the controls as they cycle with literacy activities being 1728 East 18th North e on and off controls in four of V alley or to Leslie Black 1560 North the more costly lines regulate tempera- conducted in Cache 7 1770 East litera love who Many people tures noiselessly lowering the current rather than cycling it on and off (For a special reprint of consumers PREMIER LIGHTING Union's evaluation of smoke detectors Policy change instituted in Emergency Work Program The Utah Department of Social Services has announced 26 1984—25 53184 7M |