Show Ji Vernal VeinI 1 Express d v ry Thursday by Vernal Publishing Co Ca 54 4 No Vernal Av Ay Av P P. P O 0 Box DOli 1010 lOla Vernal Varnal Utah Phone 1 I JACK R R. R WAlliS t DOROTHY PELTIER ALDON AIDON RA td 1 i end dud Publisher het Now Editor Sports Spotts Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES On On af ou out o of o ar area a On On y ar in inor oro ora a In 6 y AREA CORRESPONDENTS BAllARO MAESER Enid Hatch 31 50 DUtCH JOHN Janet Adams NAPLES NAPlE Jo Openshaw DAVIS Mary Mory Atwood RANDlETT Ivy Ivy Chandler 2439 CLINES GLINES Elmo Campbell 1152 Lorne lorn McKee lf LAPOINt Aida Mansfield WHItE WHITEROCKS ROCKS Verna Hoopes JENSEN JENSEN Susan Ainge MANILA Peggy Briggs mm y 1 Vr J k 1 1 w lJ f 1 ate tr m t STARTING 8 PULLING ABILITY ON GLARE ICE PER CENT IMPROVEMENT REGULAR TIRES 28 BETTER CONVENTIONAL SNOW TIRES BETTER STUDDED SNOW TiRES TIKES BETTER GS 0 JOt SISI In the photo above test engineer uses a strain gauge to measure pulling ability on glare ice during the National Safety Councils Council's annual winter driving tests at Stevens Point Wiscon Wiscon- Wisconsin sin These tests have disclosed that conventional snow tires provide only a small improvement In pulling ability on ice as compared with regular highway tires Studded tires are appreciably appreciably ably more effective providing about three times the pull of regular tires while reinforced tire chains develop about seven times the pull of regular tires Lets Let's get a bit bito o k p more light lighton k on the subject Hi Im I'm Reddy Kilowatt your friend at Utah Power Each week this column Is devoted to common questions and suggestions we receive from our customers You are warmly Invited to participate Questions and suggestions regarding electricity your electric service or energy conservation are wel Does color olor TV use more electricity Is Isit It true that color television Q II uses more electricity than black Be white Yes nearly double In the case A 14 of type color TV N. Black Be white type tube sets t consume an aver aver- j g o 9 q h hours r of e electricity ty per year according to the Edison Electric Institute whereas tube type tube type color TV N uses about kwh Solid state color TV however uses only about kwh annually Based on an average of slightly under 30 per kwh for residents of Utah Power service area the difference between tube type tube type color and black Be white TV N is almost 9 more per year based on typical usage by byan byan byan an average size family Between solid state color and black Be white the difference Is about 6 more Comparing light bulbs Q Is It true that light globes of i the same wattage can vary widely In how much Illumination they provide Yes and you can save on electricity electricity elec elec- A just lust by knowing how to compare light bulbs for energy energy-effi I clency Wattage Is the amount of electricity elec the bulb requires The light it produces Is measured in lumens You I will find both the wattage and lumen rating printed the bulb f. f on carton Use these figures for comparison shopping to get the most lumens for your watt watt- age A fluorescent lamp produces up to five times limes more light than an Incandescent Incandescent Incan Incan- descent bulb for the same energy and lasts 10 times longer Here are some typical figures Fluor Fluor- Incan Incan- ascent descent Watts 40 40 lumens 2080 Hours of life 1500 Fluorescent lighting Is especially suit suitable able for kitchens baths workshops and laundry rooms Fluorescent tubes also provide attractive and economical structural lighting valances coves cornices wall brackets and In f 1 living rooms family rooms and In bedrooms Address your questions or suggestions to Reddy Kilowatt P. P O. O Box Bax Salt Sail Lake City Utah Ulah Due to space limitations zall z- z all questions and suggestions cannot be 1 printed In this column but each will be i answered l J UTAH k POWER Be LIGHT CO |