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Show We'll Well ' Have to Stretch FuelIf Fuel FuelIf ! If We Want to Keep Ieep ( WarmSerious Warm WarmSerious Serious Shortages Shortges Short9ges , of Coal , Woodand "Wood Wood " and Oil Make Beat meat meatConserving Heat-Conserving Heat Conserving - . ConservIng Practices Necessary for All . . - ' Coal , , coke , oil all , , gas or woodwhatever woodwhatever wood woodwhatever - -whatever whatever - you burn for fuelwlll fuelwill fuel fuelwill -wlll wlll -will will - -will will - be short in m supply tlus thus tlusWInter thuswinter thiswinter WInter , as ' they all have been beenfor beenfor beenfor for the last three years Theymay They TheyI Theymay Theymay I may be even scarcer The Thereason Thereason . reason is familiar enoughit's enough- enough enoughI enoughIt's enough enoughit's - I it's its ' ' the war There are fewermen fewer fewermen fewermen men mining mmmg coal , ortmakingcoke art artmakmg ortmaking or takingcoke makmg coke , or cutting cuttmg wood On the theI theother theother theother I other hand , Industrial usesof uses usesof ' of all fuels , and partIcularly particularlysoft soft eoalH eoalHhave coal , , have doubled andtrebled and andtrebled andtrebled trebled Transportation fa- fa facilitIes facilities fa facilities - cilities further complicate comphcate a abad abad abad bad situation Overburdened Overburdenedrallroads Overburdenedrailroads Overburdenedrailroads rallroads railroads cannot haul the us- us usual usual us usual - ual volume of fuel , and war warplants warplants warplants plants get the first chance at atwhat atwhat atwhat what does come to market marketIt It is estimated that we ffiO Will tvill , . beshort be beshort beshort short 38 million IIUllion tons of coal thiswintery this thiswinter thiswinters winter wintery . " Wood will W11l be extreme1r extremely extreme1rscarce extremelyscarce extremelyscarce : scarce So will WJll coke charcoal and andgasall andgasall andgas gas-all gas all - all by products of these pri prf primary prfmary primary mary fuelsVhi1 fuels While \Vhi1 Vhi1 Whll \ the producbon production productionof producbonof of crude oil 011 will be e 15 per cent high higher higher higher er than last year very httle bttJe little of it itcan itcan itcan can be spared tor for heatm heating ! Most of ofit ofIt ofit it will v.1l1 v1l1 . have to go to the gasohne gasoline gasohnerefineries gasolinerefineries gasolinerefineries gasolinerefineriesNevertheless refineries refineriesNevertheless Nevertheless nobody needs to be becold becold becold cold There will be he enough fuel to tokeep tokeep tokeep keep everyone warm if it is intelli intelh intelhgently intelligeIitIy intelligently geIitIy gently ; used This means that an all allleaks anleaks allleaks leaks that cause loss of heat w1l1 will willhave willhave . have to be closed The best hest pOSSI pOSSII pOSSIble possible possible I ble combustion methods must be beI beused beused I used to get every possible heat unit unitout unitout unitout out of the fuellOne fuel . lOne One way to spread the availablecoal available availablecoal , coal and wood on an equrtable equitable basIs basIsamong basisamong basisamong among the 45 million mlllion families famthes of the thenation thenation , nation would be to ration these fuels fuelsThIs fuelsThis fuelsThis ThIs has already been done with oilBut all oil allBut oilBut But the government believes it itcan itcan itcan can avoid this step As an alterna alternative alternative alternatlve tive a fuel conservation campaign campaignis IS being bemg launched by the War Pro ProductloD Production Production ductloD duction board the Solid Sohd Fuel admimstrator ad admmlstrator admmistrator mmlstrator mimstrator the Office of War Infor Informatlon Information Information matlon mation and other agencies Booklets Book Booklets Booklets lets advertisements feature articles articlesand articlesand articlesand and radio programs pibgrams will be em employed employed employed ployed to instruct mstruct householders In Inways Inways inways ways to get the most out of their theircoal theircoal theircoal coal wood or oilExpert allExpert oil all oilExpert Expert AdviceThe AdviceThe Advice AdviceThe The heating heatmg industry mdustry which lD in lDcludes ineludes ineludes cludes eludes 35 000 COO dealers and Jobbers Jobbersand jobbersand robbersand and many thousands of at manufacturers manufac manufacturers manufacturers turers is volunteering volunteermg its help helpDrawmg helpDrawing helpDrawing Drawmg Drawing on their years of experl experi experlence experience expenence ence with heating heatmg problems manymanufacturers many manymanufacturers manymanufacturers manufacturers have prepared book booklets booklets booklets lets on fuel tuel saV1ngThe savingThe saving saV1ng savingThe The War Production board recent recently recently recently ly announced that raw matenals materials matenalsare materialsare materialsare are bemg being made available for the theproductIOn theproduction theproduction productIOn of automatic tempera temperature temperature temperature ture controls-thermostats controls thermostats controls - thermostats and 81m sum 81mlIar sumfilar simliar lIar filar devlces-on devlces on devices-on devices devices - - on the basis that the thefuel thefuel thefuel fuel saved will more than compen compensate compensate compensate sate for far the small amounts of steel steeland steeland steeland and other materials necessary to tomake tomake tomake make the instruments IJlstruments The ThL . auto auto- automatic automatte automatic - matic matte controls will make possible possiblefuel possiblefuel possiblefuel fuel savmgs savings of 15 per cent on the average the government agencysaid agency agencyliald agencysaid liald said Enough materials tO'make tOmake to tomake950000 'make make /make950000 make950000 / ' 950 000 residential commercial m mstltuhonal mstitutional institutional stltuhonal stitutional and industrial mdustrlal heatmg heating heatmgplants heatingplants heatingplants plants have been released tor for the thethird thethird thethird third and fourth quarters of 1944One 1944One 1944 1944One One company the Mmneapobs Minneapolis MmneapobsHoneywell MinneapolisHoneywell MinneapolisHoneywell Honeywell Regulator Co has made made70 70 628 electric thermostats in m the thefirst thefirst thefirst first three quarters of this year yearcompared yearcompared yearcompared compared with an average production produc productlOn production tlOn tion of about 25 000 over the same sameperiod sameperiod sameperiod -period period - in m average peace time hme years yearsThe yearsThe yearsThe The electric ] janitors amtors for use on onhand onhand onhand hand fired coal heating heatmg plants save saveup saveup saveup up to 20 per cent on fuel consump consump- consumpbon consumption consumption - - tion bon by accurately and automatically automatucally automahcal automatucal 11 ly ' maintaining mamtammg temperatures at thelevel the thelevel thelevel level selected by the householder householderHow householderHow householderHow How to Save FuelSome FuelSome Fuel FuelSome Some oi ol of olthe ofthe the ways to save fuel arethe are areth arethe the th following fo11owmg recommendations recommendabons of ofheatmg ofheating ofbeating heatmg heating engineersHave engineersHave engineers engineersHave Have your heating plant thorough ly 1y 17 ; cleaned . . Remove an aD all icale scale from fromheating tro trorckheating heating surfaces in furnace or boll boller boller boiler er Clean Glean the itack stack and cbimney chimney cbimneyEvery chimneyEvery chimneyEvery Every two or three weeks week . be sure sureall sureall sureall all soot Boot and ash Is removed fromboiler from fromboner fromboiler boner boiler flue lue surfaces . Soot deposit of ofone ofone tone one sixteenth . Inch thickness thickDess resultsIn results resultsin resultsin in 34 per centwasteAll cent cent.waste centwaste cent.wasteAll . , . waste wasteAll All air leaks In heating plants plantsshould plantsshould plantsshould should be sealed or caulked after aftercleaninr aftercleaning aftercleaninc cleaninr cleaning Seal . smoke .moke moke stack connec connection connection connection tion with chimney clumney ebunney Repair insula insulation Insulation insulation tion on hot hotwater -water water - and steam ster.m sterm ; . pipes as asweu aswell aswell weu well as boilers " "Be Be " sure chimneyis chunneyis chunney chimney is In good repairPeru repairPeriodically repair repairPeriodically Peru Periodically ) ( cally ; throughout tee the heat heating heathug heating ing hug season seasen remove all air from radi radiators radiators radiators ators in hot water systems You Youcan Youcan Youcan can do this by opening opemng the air airvalves airvalves airvalves valves In a steam heating system systemmake syst systemmake make sure the automatic bleed bleedvalves bleedvalves bleedvalves valves are in m working wgrJonr orderUse orderUse order orderUse Use : your fireplace but see that thatfireplace thatfireplace thatfireplace fireplace dampers are closed when whenntJt whennot whennot ntJt not in useIf use , If the temperature at thebottom the bottom bottomof bottom bottomof bottomof { of the casing casmg in the vicinity of the thecold thecold thecold cold air return on gravity warm air airfurnaces airfurnaces airfurnaces furnaces gets above 75 degrees abaffle a abame abaffle bame baffle should be installed In the fur furnace furpace furnace nace pace to eliminate ehromate heating beatmg of the cold coldair coldair coldair air return This will promote better bet better better ter air circulation through the fur furnace furpace furnace nace pace andhus and < \ thus \hus hus make your home easier easfey eas easier -ier ier - ier fey to heat I iDeep IKeep Beep Deep ; Air Filters Fllters CleanAi Clean CleanAir Ai Air Au ; , ' filters lIlters on forced air heatmg heating heatmgsystems heatingsystems heatingsystems systems must be kept clean A Agood Agood Agood good rule is to change the filter ev every every evcry ery year The dirt that accumu accumulates accumulates lates on the filter lIlter even in com corn comparatlve1y cornparatively cornparatively paratlve1y paratively uiiterferes ; clean neighborhoods nelghborhoods uii in 'terferes terferes ' terferes with Wltb circulation of the thewarm thewarm thewarm warm airIn airIn air airIn In any warm air system keeprugs keep keeprugs keeprugs rugs and furniture furmture away from warm warmair warmair warmair air delivery dehvery ducts and cold coki air rt re returns returns ; turns so that tree free circulation of air aircan aircan aircan can take place This Tins may seem seemelementary seemelementary seemelementary elementary but it is dIsregarded disregardedin dIsregardedm m many homesInsulate homesInsulate homes homesInsulate Insulate the heating heatmg plant it If the thebasement thebasement thebasement basement of your home is warmer warmerthan warmerthan warmerthan than the upstairs rooms You will willthus willthus willthus thus save heat which otherwise is be being belag being ing lag wastedCut wastedCut wasted I ICut Cut off heat in m unused rooms If II Ifrooms IIrooms Ifrooms rooms are subject to temperatures temperaturesbelow temperaturesbelow temperaturesbelow below freezing freezmg have a plumber plumberdram plumberdram plumberdram dram the radiators Shutting off offregisters offregisters offregisters registers in a warm air system systemmay systemmay systemmay may disturb the distribution of heat heatto heatto heatto to other rooms particularly parhcularly in m a aforced aforced aforced forced air au system In this tbis case casehave casehave casehave have your dealer re balance the sys system systern systern systernAll tem tern temAU ternAll All AU glass in both regular reguldr and andstorm andstorm andstorm storm window wmdow sashes sashesshould . -should should .should - b6 b be tight tightand tightand tightand and should not tattle rattle Keep the thestorm thestorm thestorm storm sash closed as much as possable pos possible possible possibleExperiments sibleExperiments sableExperiments sible sable Experiments of government fuel fuelconservation fuelconservation fuelconservation conservation agencies prove thatstorm that thatstorm thatstorm storm windows wmdows are an lmportant important lmportantaid importantaid importantaid aid to fuel saving savmg e * . eSeal Seal all chimney openings openmgs not m muse muse inuse use The women of the householdmay household householdmay householdmay may object but remind remmd them that thatconsiderable thatconsiderable thatconsiderable considerable heat loss can be saved savedby savedby savedby by closing closmg the kitchen ventilator for forthe forthe torthe the winter wmter Sleep Steep With Windows Wmdows ClosedMany ClosedMany Closed ClosedMany Many people prefer to keep the thebedroom thebedroom thebedroom bedroom windows closed at Dlght night Dlghtand nightand nightand and close off the heat supply This Thisreally Thisreally Thisreally really con conserves erves fuel-and fuel and fuel - and after all allif allif 1 if the windows wmdows are opened for a few fewmmutes fewminutes fewminutes mmutes minutes before retiring retlrmg there will be bea bea bea a sufficient fresh air supply withnormal WIth WIthnormal withnormal normal infiltration mfiltrabon to last throughout through throughout throughout out the DJghtIf nightH night DJght nightIf If H bedroom windows wmdows are left open openall openall openall all night doors should be closed and andthe andthe andthe the space under the doors sealed sealedThe sealedThe sealedThe The cold air passing passmg under doors doorsWlll doorswill doorswill Wlll will cool the rest of the house and andreqUlre andrequire andrequire reqUlre require the use of more fuel Afelt A Afelt Afelt felt strip stnp which whlch can be attached to tobottom tobottom bottom and sides of doors can bepurchased be bepurchased bepurchased bepurchasedin purchased -in in 1n - most hardware storesTurn stores storesTurn storesTurn Turn off all radiators and close warm warmair warmair warmair air registersKeep registersKeep registers registersKeep Keep shades Venetian blinds blmds anddrapes and anddrapes anddrapes drapes drawn at night and as much muchas muchas muchas as possible during durmg the day Warm Warmroom Warmroom Warmroom room air chills quickly when it comes in contact with colder WID win WIDdow window window dow surfacesMaintam surfacesMaintain surfaces surfacesMaintain Maintain Maintam as low a temperature temperatureas as consistent with health Uncle UncleSam UncleSam UncleSam Sam figures that you will have tokeep to tokeep tokeep keep your house at 65 degrees un tin under tinder under der average conditions if you are aregomg aregoing aregoing gomg going to have haye enough fuel to last lastall lastall lastall all winter Tests show that each eachdegree eachdegree eachdegree degree the temperature is raised raisedabove raisedabove raisedabove above 65 degrees results in lD a 3 percent per percent percent cent increase mcrease in m fuel consumption consumptionIt consumptionIf It If you heat your home with stovesyou stoves stovesyou stovesyou you can still apply most of this ad advice advice advice vice with benefit A well wen msulated insulated msulatedhouse insulatedhouse insulatedhouse house will save a great dealof deal of heat heatAnd heatAnd heatAnd And by keeping keepmg the house a little littleless littleless littleless less warm than you are accustomed accustomedto to you can stretch out your fuel fuelconsiderably fuelconsiderably fuelconsiderably considerably If we all follow the theprognm theprogram theprogram prognm program of fuel conservation we wewill wewill wewill will get through the winter wmter in com corn fort cornfort comfort comI I |