Energy Conservation
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significantly with minimal
conservation.
Fifty-four percent of all car
trips are less than five miles. Of
these, 31.4 percent are family
trips. Fact show that if each
family took just one less trip per
week, averaging 5.5 miles one
way, then 2.9 billion gallons of
gas would be saved in one year.
In another example, if
everyone in North Carolina
turned their thermostats back
from 72 degrees to 68 degrees
during the day, 6.8 million
barrels of fuel could be saved
each winter heating season, if
thermostats were lowered to 68
degrees during the day and even
further back to 60 degrees at
night, the potential savings in
North Carolina could be 10.2 mil
lion barrels of heating fuel saved
each winter heating season.
The main incentive for most
Americans to conserve energy
these days is saving money. If
everyone does his share in
energy conservation, everyone
will benefit, both financially and
otherwise.
At right are more ways in
which each individual can
■conserve both at home and on
the road.
Company Saves Energy
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electricity, conserving its use
offers the greatest opportunities
for saving energy and money.
Since the onset of the energy
crisis in the nation, Fieldcrest
has been making strenuous
efforts to conserve electricity
and energy of all forms. Em
ployees have cooperated and
there have been some significant
savings.
However, the results have
been “spotty”, varying widely
from location to location and
from month to month. General
ly, the trend has been
downward, showing that the
company’s conservation
measures are having their
effect.
Here are some of the actions
that Fieldcrest has taken and is
taking to conserve energy:
—Cutting off non-essential
equipment and lighting.
—Making Maximum use of
return air in air conditioning to
save re-heating and re-cooling.
—Using the most efficient
fuels at the time.
—Making maximum use of
outside air for cooling in air
conditioning systems.
—Repairing leaks to prevent
loss of steam, water, air.
—Installing heat exchangers
where practicable to extract
heat from waste water.
—Scheduling processes more
efficiently to save energy.
—Maximizing the burner
efficiency of boilers.
For its leadership in nation
wide energy conservation,
Fieldcrest in 1974 received a
U.S. Department of Commerce
SavEnergy citation for
responding to the national
appeal and for making “a
significant contribution to the
handling of this problem.”
R. A. Harden, director of
engineering whose department
has responsibility for co
ordinating the energy
conservation program,
commented on the employees’
part in the company-wide effort:
“There has been good
cooperation from employees in
all of our efforts to save energy.
We hope for continued co
operation and assistance from
employees in conserving energy
this winter,” he said.
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Buy . . • Sell . . . Swap
WANTED to get in touch with
breeders of cocker spaniels.
Contact Deborah Peterson, 105
W. Williamson Street,
Whiteville, N.C.
FOR SALE: Allis Chalmers
tractor, bottom plows, disc
bog. New Remington model
788 rifle, caliber 22-250. Colt
nickel-plated pistol, 22-caliber
bunt line, anniversary model.
Call 635-5081.
FOR SALE: Whirlpool
dishwasher, one year old.
Large cutting board on top,
scrub cycle. $160.00. Baby bed,
walker, jump seat, car seat,
high chair, porta-crib,
bassinet. Reasonable. Will sell
all together or separately. Call
627-1361 before 2 p.m. and-or
after 5 p.m.
FOR SALE: Two 14-inch wheels
and one new snow tire on
wheel. Also, another tire on
wheel in pretty good condition.
All for $20.00. Call. 573-9273,
Stoneville.
FOR SALE: Tropicaire oil
heater, 80,000 BTU, with fan,
floor mat and pipes. Rea
sonable price. Used part of one
winter. Call 627-1697.
beef for SALE: Half,
quarter or cut. Call 595-8590,
Walkertown, after 5:30 p.m.
for SALE: 8,000 BTU air
conditioner. Call 627-4746 after
5 p.m.
FOR SALE: Wood for fireplace
or heater. Call 623-8694 after 3
p.m.
FOR SALE: 10-speed girls’
bicycle. $55.00. Call 627-4746
after 5 p.m.
FOR SALE: Palomino mare and
colt. $275.00. Call 623-8197 after
4 p.m.
FOR SALE: 2-wheel trailer to be
used behind lawn mower,
metal bed 4’ x 5’, rubber tires.
$50.00. Call Stoneville 573-9622
after 4 p.m.
FOR SALE: 30” electric range,
white, only 10 months old.
Reason for selling: converting
to gas. Call 627-0115 after 3:30
p.m.
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Anybody who is mistaken for a
moose and shot, is better off
dead anyway.
Tips For Saving Energy
■ The following are more ways in which every
person can conserve energy.
At Home
• Close fireplace dampers. An open fire
place can draw up to 20 percent of the warm
air out of the house — per hour!
• ‘One place cooking.’ Prepare an entire
meal in one place, either in the oven or the
broiler, instead of using the oven, broiler and
top burners.
• Close shades, drapes and blinds to help
block drafts around windows and keep heat
from leaking out. On warm, sunny days, open
shades, drapes and blinds to let the sun help
heat the house.
• Avoid needless opening of outside doors
during cold weather as this lets large volumes
of heat out and equal amounts of cold air in.
• Extend the life of your gas water heater by
removing sediment and mineral deposits from
the bottom of the container several times a
year. This can be done by draining a pail or two
of water from the faucet located near the bot
tom of the heater. Sediment buildup makes a
gas burner work harder, thereby using more
gas and shortening the life of the water heater.
• Fix leaky faucets. A small leak that fills
a coffee cup in 10 minutes wastes 3,280 gal
lons of water a year. You can conserve energy
and money just by replacing a washer prompt
ly.
• Clean the lint filter in your clothes dryer
before each use to insure its maximum effi-
nually by an expert. Inefficiencies in heating
systems can increase fuel consumption by as
much as 10 percent.
• As a consumer, be aware of how much
energy an appliance uses before you buy it.
For example, a frost-free refrigerator uses
36 percent more energy than a regular model.
On The Road
• Avoid jack-rabbit starts. Accelerate slowly
except when entering high-speed traffic lanes
or when passing. Hot rod driving and a jerky
acceleration can increase fuel consumption
by two miles per gallon in city traffic.
• Avoid excessive idling. The average
American car consumes a cup of gasoline
every six minutes when idling. Don’t idle
the engine for more than a minute if you are
waiting for someone. It takes less gasoline
to restart the car than to idle it.
ciency.
• Cut down on energy and ironing by remov
ing no-iron clothes immediately from the dry
er, thus eliminating wrinkles.
• Have your home heating unit checked an-
Earnings Up
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percent over the 1974 period.
“All divisions participated in
the record operating
performance of the Company.
Management is particularly
gratified by the fact that net
earnings increased in a much
larger percentage than did the
sales volume,” Mr. Battle said.
“We attribute this in a large
part to the implementation of
policies designed to reduce and
control costs and expenses.
These policies instituted in 1974
have resulted in much smaller
inventories, reduced non
productive overhead, and lower
interest costs.
“Needless to say, such a
program has put an extra
burden on the employees of the
Company who have responded in
a superior way on all levels
through this very difficult
period. We are committed’ to
continuing these cost control
programs as the economy
recovers.
“The Company’s unfilled
order backlog continues to
improve and is currently 23
percent ahead of the cor
responding level at this time last
year. Management is cautiously
optimistic about the future,
particularly the fourth quarter
of this year and the first quarter
of 1976, and we hope that our
earnings picture will continue to
improve,” Mr. Battle said.
• Don’t pump the accelerator or race the
engine when the car isn’t in motion. Use the
brake pedal rather than the accelerator to hold
your car in place on a hill.
• Check tire pressure at least once a month.
For best gas mileage and for driving on long
trips with heavy loads, inflate your tires three
to four pounds above the recommended pres
sure, but do not exceed 32 psi. Underinflated
tires can decrease fuel economy by as much as
one mile per gallon.
• Consider purchasing radial tires as they
give from 0.5 to one more mile per gallon of
gas. Their initial cost is usually paid for in fuel
savings and longer tred life. Do not, however,
mix radial with conventional tires.
• Do not exceed the 55 mile per hour speed
limit.
Ann Fish, center, chats with Barry Newman, left, of the televis**''
series “Petroceili”. At right is makeup artist Garry Morris.
Visits ‘Petroceili’ Set
Ann Fish, formerly employed
Bumper Snicker of the Month:
All in favor of conserving fuel,
raise your right foot!
in the Draper Industrial
Engineering Department often
visits the set where the tele
vision program “Petroceili” is
filmed. Now working for a
newspaper in southern Arizona,
she has interviewed a number of
television and movie
entertainers including Dean
Martin, Lawrence Welk, Kirk
Douglas, Lynda Day George,
Tommy Cash, Rick Nelson
others. j
Mrs. Fish also does free la”j :
writing and reporting ” |
reviews for the Tuscon Co |
munity Center.
She has met both Steve ■
and Cameron Mitchell who s ^!
in the new television sH" i
“S.W.A.T.” and has visited
set while the show was be’
filmed.
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