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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1972 Ways to Save Fuel During Winter Outlined By Mountain Fuel Co. around the doors and windows over your ceilings. The more you can do to stop the infiltration of cold the warmer you'll be. 7. If you are one who must open a window at night for the fresh air, make sure the incoming cold air is confined to your bedroom. 8. Set the thermostat at a comfortable temperature and leave it there. Contrary to popular belief, turning up the thermostat does not make the furnace produce heat faster. What it does is keep the furnace operate longer which uses up more fuel. 9. If there are some rooms in your home that are not in use regularly this winter, turn off the registers and radiators and keep the door closed. 10. If you have a fireplace, be sure the damper is closed when the fireplace is not being used. With a gas log fireplace, the damper should be secured in a partially open position at all times. When cold weather envelopes the area, as it has done this past week, there are numerous steps homeowners can take to improve the efficiency of their heating systems and thus stay more comfortable while reducing heating costs too. Here is a list of suggestions prepared by Mountain Fuel Supply Co., the natural gas utility in this area. 1. Check your furnace filter to make certain it is clean. If the filter is clogged, it will block the flow of warm air into your home and force your furnace to work longer hours trying to provide heat. Either clean or replace dirty filters. 2. Try to keep from opening and closing outside doors unnecessarily. Each time a door is opened, heat escapes and your furnace has to work overtime to compensate for the lost heat. 3. Forced air heating systems rely upon the circulation of air from the furnace through heat outlets and back through cold air returns to the furnace again. These heat outlets and cold air returns must be free of obstruction for the heating system to function efficiently. 4. Sunshine is free, and it is warm so when the sun is shining open up the window blinds and curtains and let the sun in. Its an easy way to reduce your heating costs. 5. When the sun goes down or is obscured by clouds or fog, keep the window cover closed. It will fcrm an extra layer of insulation against the cold and held assure your comfort. 6. Check the weather strip Page Nine Wildlife Officer Of Year Named Postal Service Starts New Schedule for Christmas Mailing A Utah Division of Wildlifr Resources employee with 2' The U.S. Postal Service has years of service has been namec ictivated a Christmas CommuWildlife Officer of the Year ir nications Network designed Utah by the Shikar Safari Club o the mail keep holiday moving Roy Garrard, who has spen of weather conditions egardless all of his 29 years as the Con md other factors between the servation Officer in the Tooel Postal Service headquarters and District, received $50 with th ive regional offices. award. The Tooele district is thi Now in its ninth year, the largest in the state. will provide nationwide The Shikar Safari Club wa nformation for all mail activi-ie- s represented by Rendell N. Ma during this year's Christmas bey of Bountiful, who made th season. A team of mail processing, presentation. The club, which i ts active in the conservation fiel. ransportation and delivery has been assembled in on an international level, ha: to man a headquar-er- s about 200 members in ten coun Washington information center that will tries. A wildlife officer in eacl iperate to Dec. 29. The key to the network is an of the states is honored annuallj :lectronic transmission system by the club. which enables information The presentation was made a conditions the the Divisions main office in Sal mail movement to affecting be received Lake City with nearly 65 em n minutes at headquarters from 3 traffic control points. ployees in attendance. The metropolitan areas scat-ere- d across the counrty, are :cntrolled by one of five regional offices. Each region has stablished a regional center to ceep a finger on the pulse of regional mail activities. The regions report continuously to Washington on how the .nail is moving between major cst offices within each regional op-rati- on ex-)er- con-:erhi- ng :one. By providing prompt information from all areas, the regional control centers will enable the Postal Service to bypass severe weather conditions and divert mail where necessary, with the 2oal of delivering every letter md parcel in time for Christmas. 28th Anniversary For Utah A.A. Chapter of o natural resource -natural 90s. Most energy in the world today comes from oil, coal and natural gas. Conservation of these resources means using them efficiently. A very efficient way to use natural gas is to produce heat. So when you use gas for heating your home, drying your clothes, cooking and heating water youre making the most of our precious natural resource natural gas. Natural gas clean, efficient, economical. M MOUNTAIN FUEL Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share the experience, hope and strength with each other that they may solve the'r common problem and heln others to recover their alcoholism. The only requirement far membership is a desire to stop drinking. This organization, founded by Jw ' men 37 years ago, has since become available over the whole world, having about 13,000 organizations, consisting cf halt a million members. The message of A. A. was first carried to Utah in 1944 by one individual and frem this beginning evolved a total of 56 groups in the state, claiming 1000 members. Many A.A. members will meet at Fellowship Hall, 1380 Richards St., this Saturday, Dec. 16, to help celebrate the 28th anniversary of A.A.s beginnings in Utah. There will be some of the criginal members giving talks, as well as talks by some of the newer members. There will be a new movie produced by the General Service office of the organization, as well as refreshments during the' day. The activities will begin at 10 a.m., and anyone who is interested is invited to attend. Eagle Shooters Jailed Two men convicted of wounding, a golden eagle near Stockton are currently serving sentences in the Davis County jail. A Tooele county rancher reported the men to federal authorities, who picked up the bird and took it to the Tracy Aviary. The men claimed they did not recognize the bird as an eagle so they shot it for coyote bait. Federal Judge Willis Ritter sentenced each man to 90 days in federally approved prison. |