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Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-01-01

speaks well for radiant heating gen.
orally.
There are some conclusions that
might be drawn, however. For ex-
ample, it was quite generally agreed
that the floor panels were cheapest
to install. There were some minor
objections; for example, three per-
sons complained that the hard con-
crete was firing on their feet. This,
however, was not true where con-
crete was covered with heavy rugs
and pads. Floor coverings, whether
carpeting, hardwood, linoleum, as
phalt tile or other, do not seem to
affect the heating ability of the
floor panels.
Ceiling Panels OK
Neither of those having ceiling
panels reported any i'll effects what
soever. They had not noticed cold
feelings on legs or feet when sitting
at a table. This question was asked
because some people had thought
that might be the case, with the
heat rays from above stopped by
the table. Likewise, they did not
complain of feeling too much heat
on their heads when standing, or
on their faces when lying down.
Instead, they were enthusiastic in
claiming this the most comfortable
type of heat they had ever ex-
%perienced. They, as well as several
who had floor panels, mentioned
that they were comfortable with
out being conscious of any heat, even
on cold days.
Both copper tubing and wrought
iron pipe were used in carrying the
warm water through the panels.
For floor panels the w were
about equally divided as to which
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-01-01
Song of the Lazy Farmer

aches and pain and show a big
ger income gain. I'm goin' to take
them at their word, and try the
things of which I've heard; l plan
to keep a set of books, my cows
won't get by on their looks, they
will all be hamburger or rounds
unless they give 400 pounds; and
woe to ev'ry lazy hen which
doesn't lay eight days in ten.
I will adopt the contour style
and throw up terrace by the mile,
I'll blade in gullies everywhere
and make grass waterways with
care. No scooping, one of my big
gripes, I'll blow feed round the
place in pipes; I'll chop and ensile
all my hay, all insects will be
killed with spray, and ev'ry
single weed 1 see will get a shot
of 2,4-D. There's just one thing
l want to say: If this don't save
work ev'ry day, if my wife still
can't do the work and keeps on
askin' why I shirk, then those
blamed college profs, by gee, will
be accountable to me.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-01-01

w That question is asked of me
everywhere I go. People who have
read about the wonders of radiant
heating want to put it in the new
house they are building but don't
know if it is satisfactory for this
northern climate.
AS an engineer and as a state m
ployee / am supposed to know and
give them an impartial answer.
Radiant heating, generally speaking
is very new, especially in Montana.
Will it heat our houses comfortably
in sub-zero weather? Will it warm
houses fast enough during the
sudden drops in temperature that
we SO often get? Or, after a cold
night will the radiant panels be SO
full of heat that we will be too warm
soon after the sun begins to shine?
What about humidity and ventila-
ton? How expensive is it to install,
and how about the cost of operation?
l. OOU L IldV6 dill IlS L
have read the same articles in pop
ular magazines and perhaps a few
more. l have talked to other engi-
neers and architects and got all
kinds of answers. A few experiments
are in progress, but the results are
not yet available.
Survey of Experience
Believing a survey might give
some answers, / decided to ask peo-
pie who had already installed ra-
diant heating and had used it for one
winter or at least a part of the last
winter, how they liked it.
To date I have talked to Is fam
lilies who have radiant heated homes
and who have experienced it for
at least a major part of last winter.
Without exception they were en-
Enthusiastically for it. Some had ideas
about small changes they would
like to make or would do it some
what differently next time, but
nevertheless, they all enjoyed this
type of heat very much.
Radiant panels made by embed
ding pipes in concrete floors were
by far the most common type
Fourteen of the Is homes visited hac
this system. Two of these also hac
piping in ceiling panels. That is
they heated two floors, the basemen
and main floor. The basement haC
pipes in the concrete floor whil
pipes embedded in the p~lasterec
ceiling furnished radiant heat fo
the main floor apartment.
Which System Best?
OF the other two, one had pipe
in the outside walls and the othe
had pipes underneath a heavy WOO
floor. Which of these systems is be.
is still hard to say because thos
who had concrete floor pane
thought they were the best, viii
those using ceiling panels were SUI
theirs were superior. The same fee
ing was definitely true of the pc
son who had the wall panels. Tn
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-01-01

tI1S temperature OIL LlG water. Dy
this system the temperature of the
circulating water is increased as the
outside temperature falls rather than
wait until the inside thermostat
called for heat. In this system the
inside thermostat still controlled
the circulating pump motor. The out
side controls tended to reduce the
lag of the heating system so that
the house did not cool down Excess
sively when the outside tempera-
lure dropped rapidly. Likewise it did
not become overheated when the
outside temperature rose rapidly.
Five of the people interviewed
who did not have these dual indoor
outdoor controls thought they would
be a valuable addition. The other 10
felt they were not necessary. In
this connection it appears to me
that the type of construction has
quite a bit to do with the necessity
of outdoor controls. For example,
most of those who thought the heat
ing system Jagged too far behind
the outdoor temperatures had rather
heavy panel construction.
Pipes Under Wood Floor
One had pipes under a heavily
carpeted wood floor. In this case
the pipes were large diameter
wrought iron and the design was
such that a high temperature water
had to be circulated in order to de-
liver the required amount of heat.
Naturally it would take quite a
while to heat this system up and
when it was hot, the pipes, wood
and rugs would contain so much
heat that it might easily become too
warm when the sun added its heat
rays, and before the system could
cool down.
In contrast to this system is the
more flexible type where the heat
panel consists of small copper tubing
in one inch or less of plaster on the
walls or ceiling. 1t does not take
nearly as long to heat this up nor
for it to cool down when the cir
culation stops.
Where floor panels were used, no
heat lag complaints were made when
the construction consisted of small
tubing in thin slabs of concrete laid
over insulating light aggregate con
crete or compacted gravel. Two
complaints on heat lag were heard
where pipes were laid in a thick
concrete slab on clay.
Thus it appears that outside Their
mostats might be desirable, in addi-
ton to inside controls, but they are
not absolutely necessary when the
heating panels are adequately con-
structed of thin plaster Or concrete
properly insulated from the out
doors or cold earth.
Variety of Fuels
Seven of the homes used natura'
gas, eight used fuel oil, and one
used natural hot water from a hot
spring. Any fuel with which the
firing can be controlled automatical
ly should be satisfactory for radian'
heating.
Most of the installations were reg
ular hot water boilers fired b,
either gas Or oil. Three were it'll
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-01-01

MY RESOLUTIONS list this
NA year is going to make Mir
andy cheer, because I've just been
readin' how there is no work to
farming now; the college boys say
if you use the modern ideas in
the news you'll save a lot of
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-01-01
What About Radiant Heating!

By E. B. WILSON, Extension Agricultural Engineer
Will it heat comfortably in snbzero weather?
Will it meet sudden DROPS in temperature?
will it adjust to sudden rises of temperature?
What about the cost of installations and operation?
What about humidity and ventilation?
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-01-01

Here are he nsw@ to these IN other questions as gathered by an engineer from
actual study of l6 Montana homes equipped with radiant heating
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-19
Fire Trucks Sent To Two Fires During Week

After several months of winter inactivity, firemen of the Valley Volunteer Fire Association have been called out three times with in the last few weeks. Two alarms occurred week before last.
 The first called the VVFA trucks to the home of Mrs. Vera Rorrison in North Palmer, where a grass fire threatened to race out of control. The fire was put out without property damage.
 The second alarm of the week was more serious. Edwin Hart ner, leasing the ground and root cellar of the Curtis farm, now the home of the William Myers family, was burning grass and brush on the property. Thinking the fire out, he left it, only to be recalled in few minutes to find the cellar door aflame, ap- parently from sparks carried by the breeze.
 Fire equipment was rushed to the scene, and damage was con- fined to the root cellar. How ever fire chief Al Hagen estimat- ed that the ton of seed potatoes stored in the cellar were seri- ously damaged, although not a total loss.-
 Although called to two fires with a week, Mr. Hagen point ed out that the 1949 record is far better than that of last year. On May 15, 1948, the Valley al ready had suffered II fires.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-19
VISIT HERE

M. Francis of the Francis Contracting Co.,, of St. Louis, Mo-, together with three em- ployes, William Hedrick, V. Gol- den and H. Damel, were Valley visitors last week. The men were en route to a job with the Nc Donald Construction Co.,, in An chorage.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-19
HOSPITAL DRAWS A BLANK

No new Valley citizens had checked in at the Valley Hos pital during the past week by press time late Monday after noon.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-19
WANTED TO RENT

TWO or THREE-Bedroom mod ern home; with or without option to buy. Call A. w. Torn, Alaska Road Commission, Pal mer.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-19

COFFEY INSURES EVERY THING-REMEMBER2
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-19
FOR RENT
HELP WANTED

MALE camp cook for 9 men; 4 months work. $250 mo. Leav- ing Monday. Ina. Al Oakley, MatanuSka Hotel.
Evening star., 1949-09-11
Club Operator Faces
Pandering Charge

Alvin B. Glickfeld, At, operator
Of the Gold Key Club, an after
hours drinking establishment. yes
terday was charged with pandering
there.
Arrested in the club at about
/ am. yesterday. he was placed
under 81 900 bond and later taken
to Municipal Court where Judge
Aubrey B. Fennen ordered a hear
ing on September 80. He entered
no plea. but his attorney, Cliff
ford Alder. quoted Glickfield as
saying the charge absolutely
couldn't be true"
First Precinct detectives took
him into custody on the complaint
of a merchant seaman who Wis
tied the club, at 606 E street NV,
the night before.
Authorities reported that the
seaman charged he had paid a
waitress for date" with another
woman in the club. He further
charged the waitress then talked
with the defendant and q little
later q woman came to his table.
The seaman complained that he
gave this woman 81 additional, and
that she left him stranded at the
club. according to reports.
Last year, the defendant was
accused but acquitted Of liquor law
violation charges filed after First
Precinct raid on the club. His
home address is listed in the 2100
block of Sixteenth street NV:
Evening star., 1949-09-11
United Nations Week
To Be Marked Here
With Special Exhibits

Special exhibits in governmental
institutions and ceremony at
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
are to be included in the observ-
ance here of United Nations Week,
which also is to be observed ma
tionally from october II through |
Monday, october "a. The latter
will be United Nations Day.
The observance will be in COM
memoration of the fourth ami
versary of the organization OF the
United Nations. Partial plans for
the observance were announced
yesterday by Melvin D. Hildreth.
chairman of the District Citizens
Committee for United Nations
Day. Other plans are to be an
nounced later.
Program is Outlined.
The program here is to include
special exhibits set up by the
Smithsonian Institution, the LII
brary of Congress and by other
centers of interest. On United Ma
tions Day flags of the So member
nations are to be flown In front
of the White House.
Nationally, United Nations Day
will be observed under direction
of the National Citizens Com
mittee of which Malcolm w. Davis
is chairman.
Besides Mr.. Hildreth, chair
man, other members of the Dis
trict Citizens Committee are
Carter T. Barron, vice chairman:
Daniel w. Bell. treasurer, and
Miss Lynn Fallon, secretary. The
District Commissioners are to
serve as honorary chairmen OF
this committee.
Other Committee Heads.
Other committee chairmen an
nounced by Mr.. Hildreth include:
Mrs. Charles F. Brannan. wife
of the Secretary of Agriculture.
ARRANGEMENTS and program Car
chives); j. c. Turner. decora-
tions; Daniel w. Bell. finance: for
religious observance, Canon
George j. Cleaveland. special
service at Washington Cathedral;
DR.. E. Frederick Reissig. Protes-
tant; Rabbi Isador Breslau, Jew
ish. and Rev. Thomas B. Dade.
Catholic; Nelson B. Bell, pub
licity; Bryson Rash, radio and
television; Mrs. Ernest K. Lind
ley, observance in schools; Frank
E. Weakley, observance in hotels;
Edgar Morris. observance by civic
groups; DR.. Paul F. Douglas, OBJ
servance in universities; for win
dow displays. William F.. Sig
mund, Henry j. kaufman and
Associates Advertising Agency,
department stores; r. Mars, spe-
cialty shops; Mrs. John F. Lati-
mer, information booths; c. Mel
vim Sharpe, community lighting;
Judge William H. Houston. spe-
cial observances, and Ben Crosby,
liaison.
Evening star., 1949-09-11
Navy Doto to Be Feted
In Congress Library

A large collection of private
documents and journals of noted
Navy officers will be deposited in
the Library Of Congress under an
agreement completed with the
Naval Historical Foundation. the
library announced last night.
Collected since 1925, the ma
terial includes $4,000 documents
and hundreds of journals, log
books and letter books. Students
Of naval and diplomatic history
will have access to the papers
after they are classified, thus OBJ
tanning a better-rounded insight
into subjects for which only official
reports formerly were available.
Evening star., 1949-09-11

WERE
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Blue floral topes-
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$3.50 Block Ioeq uered
with genuine red
Ieother top utility
eommode -----
$Se5.oo Kittinser s6-pe.
bedroom ensemble
including oversize
heodboord for twin
bedding --------
$58o.00 Red Lion 5-pe. twin
bedroom suite in
cIudine Mr.. and
Mrs. dresser base.
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$3.50 Innersprins N at
tress, twin or dou-
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SI36.50 cordovon dark
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utility dressing
table with mirror
$3e.e5 Reversible aII-yeor
round rugs. Sew
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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-02-01
Rdin-Swo|Ien Rivers Boom
.Sweden's Lumber To Mills

ial from the southern parts of the
country.
Careful Management
The Swedish are not mismanag-
ing their forests - quite the con-
trary - but they are now enter
ing upon period when they must
wait for the results of their care
full management.
Hitherto the mills in Norrland
have had access. to considerable
areas of untouched forest. This is
now just about finished, and the
newly planted crop" forests have
not yet grown up. Cuttings will
have to be reduced $3.50 per cent
over the next 40 years, resulting
in a 1920 per cent decrease in
output.
This is awkward, of course, for
Sweden at the present moment.
Pulp and other forest products are
now more prominent than ever in
Sweden's export list. Such prod
ucts today bring in more than half
the country's earnings of foreign
currency = of which Sweden is so
notably short just now.
Fortunately the decrease in
cutting will not have to be as
much as 25 per cent in the first
10 years of the 4O-year period, but
actual difficulties in obtaining raw
material already is hampering pro-
duction.
Supply To Grow
After the 40-year period the
timber supply is expected to be
more abundant than ever. This is
important for Sweden, as well as
the rest of the world.
Trees are about the only things
that will grow in great areas of
the country. Traditionally, about
a third of the pulp shipped in
world trade comes from Sweden.
There arises at times a conflict
of interests between log floating
and power generating. Power in
terests already conflict somewhat
with those of the pulp and saw
mills, because the power dams
force the water levels to fluctuate
violently. They prevent solid ice
forming, thus making the spring
| ~,o~o I;ff;o,t1t
But if there are sufficient dams
the storage basins can be used to
form artificial floods when needed
to help the rafting. Such basins
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-02-01
Pigeon Fanciers
Revive Activity

Norwegian racing pigeon en-
thusiasts are holding their first
exhibit in 20 years in the interest
of reviving the sport following the
years of German occupation. At
present, the Norwegian Racing Pl-
seon Association claims some 300
members-most of them living in
Oslo and eastern Norway-wlth
over 5000 birds on the organiza-
TONS records.
During the occupation pigeon
GOODS in the Oslo area were thor
oughly ransacked by the N Il S
who knew the Importance OF pl-
geons as messengers in wartime.
Most of the birds were confined at
a site outside the city from Whlch
many of them escaped. When the
Germans came to claim them at
their home coops number of Nor
wegian pigeon fanciers were DIS
covered keeping pigeons illegally
and were accordingly arrested ana
imprisoned.
The Norwegian group is asso-
ciated with a larger Scandinavian
organization which arranges in
ternational flights between the
various lands. Though a sport and
a hobby, modern science has yet
to replace the carrier pigeon as
a conveyor of messages in war
time.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-02-01


heavy rains in 1948 have so swol-
len Sweden's rivers that not only
the current lumber crop but a
tremendous backlog" of 1947
trees have been floated down to
mills at the river mouths.
A severe drought in 1947 low
cred the rivers carrying capacity
to the extent that some 100000
trees were stuck" upstream
when last winters freeze set in.
Fortunately, record cuttings the
previous year meant that suffi-
cient lumber was on hand to main
tain the mills at full production
in 1947, despite the drought.
And now the entire backlog
has been cleared = together with
1913 cuttings = to ensure a full
load for Sweden's pulps mills,
manufacturing one of Sweden S
most important exports.
Ideal Geography
Normally, Sweden's geography
is ideal for forestry operations. In
Guiding fumes and artificial chan
nels, Sweden has about 10000
miles of timber floating water
ways = which is twice the coun-
try's railroad mileage.
The rivers themselves all run
in southeasterly direction, which
means that in the spring they I'M
freeze at the mouths first. This,
plus the fact that they run in
deep, narrow channels, means that
the logs rarely are washed out ov-
er the surrounding countryside by
floodings.
In winter, the logs are easily
hauled on sleighs over frozen for
est trails and laid in dumps on the
ice itself of the rivers and lakes,
or along the shores. Then when
the spring thaw comes, they eth
err float away of themselves, or are
quickly rolled into the water by
the lumberjacks.
The timber arrives in good shape
at the mills, and the whole pro-
cess is thoroughly economical.
SpOilage Losses
Spoilage losses when trees, be-
cause of droughts, have to be left
in the rivers until the next rafting
season usually are estimated at rs
per cent for saving timber, and
Is per cent for pulpwood. Low
water levels have, on the other
hand, a certain counteradvantage
because logs that sink, generally
assessed at around 5 per cent, can
easily be fished up and laid on the
banks to dry until the next raft
ing season.
Prevailing high prices of tim
Der have made it worth while also
to drag rivers for sunken logs.
One concern alone estimates it will
take 10 years to recover all those
lying on its river beds.
Just as they have begun to re-
use paper, Swedish mills are TAX
ing other unusual measures to
counteract unexpected raw mater
ial shortage.
Norrland, Sweden's northern
most province, where most of the
sawmills and pulp factories are
situated. is importing raw mater
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-02-01

were largely instrumental in float
ing the big Indal River clear even
in the 1947 drought.
When the water shortage is
acute, however, it must be the log
floating which suffers. Pulp and
newsprint plants are themselves
exceptionally heavy electricity con-
sumers, and over 80 per cent OF
Sweden's power is generated in
hydroelectric plants.
The Arizona post., 1949-04-01
Israeli Consul Here April 3lI

Israeli nsul-General for the
West Coast, Reuven Dafni, will
be in Tucson on April 80 to speak
at a community meeting, under
the auspices of the Tucson Jewish
Community Council.
1t will be his first public ap-
pearance here though he was in
Tucson two years ago
Reuven Dafni has an illustriouS
history as a member of Haganah,
and also during the last war in
the famous so-called "24, a group
of paratroopers dropped by the
British behind German lines. Daf-
nj himself brought out 233 British
air force men shot down over
German territory. For this hero
ism he received the Order of the
British Empire.
The Arizona post., 1949-04-01
Guest Speaker At
Sabbath Service

At Anshei Israel this eve
ming, Rabbi Emanuel Rackman,
of Shaaraz Tefila, Far Rockaway,
N. Y. will be guest speaker. He
has come, accompanied by his
wife, to participate on April 8
in the Symposium to be held at
Stafford School with two other
rabbis.
Rabbi Rackman is the brother
of Mrs. Maurice Falkow whose
husband is cantor. He served to-
gether with Rabbi Breger as chap
lains during the war when they
were both stationed at San An
tonic.
The Arizona post., 1949-04-01
Hero Is Returned

Sad reminder of World War II
occurred last Friday with the
burial here of Irving Paul, age 10,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Paul,
2706 E. Mabel. Rabbi Albert T.
Bilgray officiated at services at
Reilly's chapel.
Pall-bearers were members of
the Jewish War Veterans Post:
Sam Heifetz, Marvin Alexander,
Sylvan Stiebel, Al Brovas, Rob-
ert Miller and Henry Okrent.
A radarman, second class in the
navy, he was a member of a ship
crew taking part in the Okinawa
campaign and was killed April
IL, 1945. A graduate of Tucson
High School he is survived in ad-
dition to his parents by brother,
Aaron and sister, Charlene.
Make ready to give as you
have never given before
~ %E.n NTA
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Win, Lose, or Draw
Prince GEORGES, Heuh 'Ah Come
By FRANCIS STAkk

Stars SIS 600 Open Golf Tournament at Prince Georges
Country Club July IA too fast for ng Stewart
(Skp) Alexander defending champion The drawing North
and and he's got
Evening star., 1949-06-23
Jones' Hot Bot Makes Cards
Flag Threats; Dodgers Bow

Dino Restelli. rookie pittsburgh
outfielder, celebrated the end Of
his first week in the rnajors by
blasting two I1omers-fis fourth
and f1fthA-to dead the Pirates to a
1928 triumph over Robin Eoberts
and the Philadelphia Ph!llies. Vic
lombard went all he way to
notch his first victory OF the
season.
The Detroit Tigers regained Sec
ond place from the. Philadelphia
Athletics, defeating the Red Sex
in Boston, 1874, while the AS were
bowing to the Cleveland Indians
in a 14-inning thriller. 7-3. The
triumph, coupled with New York's
split in its double-header with the
st. Louis Browns. left the Tigers
four games behind the front-run-
ming Yankees.
Yanks, Browns Split.
The Yankees received a scare
from the cellar dwelling Browns
who whipped them, 5-l, in the
opener. However, the Yankees
came back to outscore the Browns
1913, In the nightcap.
The Tigers blasted four Boston
pitchers for Is hits. good for 2e
bases. Johnny Lipon got four
and Paul Campbell and Vic Wcrts
got three apiece.