THE WAYNESVTLLE MOUNTAINEER
THURSDAY, MAY
21. lo
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Frigidaire Stands
Gruelling Test In
Salty Florida Water
Standard Model Dropped From
Clouds Into Biscayne Bay,
And Still Makes Ice
Writer Says That
Meter-Miser Is A
Popular Appliance
Tests Show That Frigidaire Con
sumes About Ti,ree Cents In
Current Daily
A stock model Fripidaire household
refrigerator has survived one of the
most gruelling tests to which a home
appliance ever has been subjected,
Martin Electric Co., dealers here for
the products of the Frigidaire Division
of General Motors, learned this week.
Recently, in Miami, Flu., a Frigid
aire was placed in a sung, aiuum.
to the bottom 01 me u)c
Puritan and flown over Biscayne Bay
between Miami and Miami Beach, Mr.
Martin informed. I ne Duuexin
telling him of the test follows:
hermetically sealed meter.
miser with which the 1936 Frigidaires
are equipped, and the new doubly
sealed steel cabinets have just furn
ished snceacular evidence of ability
to withstand abuse to which no normal
refrigerator will ever be subjected.
"Arrnncrments were made with
Capt, jack Boettmer, manager of
airship operations for Goodyear, to
take aloft and drop the r rigidaire, en
cased only in -canvass lifting straps
such as piano movers use. It struck
with a terrific impact. Those on shore
were certain it had broken open and
sunk. But it popped up, floated and
seemed to be all right. A speedboat
retrieved it and towed it back and
forth through the salt water to insure
complete submersion of the sealed
mechanism and refrigeration unit.
Then it was dragged on to shore and
opened up in the presence of witness
having no connection with Frigi
daire. "The inside (if the food compart
ment was found to be absolutely dry.
But would it run? A power line had
been strung 1,200 feet U the beach
and when the Frigidaire was hooked
on to it, there was a slight purr and
the unit began operating. Within a
few minutes the super-freezer plate
was cold and when the i-e-t .'ays were
filled right there on the leaih, ice
soon began to form.
"To make certain that there had
been no structural damage that
would make the refrigerator unlit for
use, a man with an oxy-iacctylone
torch 'was put to work. lie cut away
the side of the cabinet and found the
insulation between the steel exterior
shell and the inside food compart
ment shell dry. The drop, the sub
mersion for hours in salt water and
the subsequent test.s proved beyond
any question, the soundness of' the
hermetically sealed construction of
the mechanical unit and the strength
of the wrap-around sealed steel cab
inet. When it is remembered that
it ilS quite improbable that a refrig
erator ever, will be put to such severe
strain in the uses for which it is
designed, the survival of this Frig
idaire stands out as p.-oof of its su
periority." Mr. Martin -attempted' to have the
refrigerator u,ed in the test sent
here tor public display. It has been
placed tn the frigidaire patent mu
seum at Dayton, Ohio, however.
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Martin Electric Co.
SALES SERVICE
Phone 31 Church St.
( Gaston ia Gazette.)
"Usually one's opinion of a 'miser'
is not very complimentary. One thinks
of a stingy person, one who haggles
over a penny and squeezes the coin
to the last notch. But there is one
miser that is quite popular because
it is a mechanical miser that saves
pennies and dimes for you without
robbing someone else.
"This miser is the 'Master-Miser'
which the manufacturers of Frigi
daire Electric refrigerators have de
veloped and put on all their machines
to keep the cost down.
"George Rawlings, the Frigidaire
man at the Winget-Rawlings place
is the most enthusiastic man
man you ever sawand his enthusi
asm centers around the 'Meter-MLser.'
When the Ambler dropped in to pass
the time o' day with George, the lat
ter immediately exhibited the 'Meter
Miser' and showed Us what it was
doing. Attached to one of the medium-
sized Frigidaires was an elec-l
trie meter. 'Thi& refrigerator, said
George, 'has been running eight days
and has consumed 23 and a fraction!
cents worth of city current at the reg
ular charge rate. That you see,, he
Beauties In The Kitchen
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All that is modern in the house is personified in the 1936 Frigid
aire which recently went on display here. With the revolutionary
"meter-miser," a mechanical unit that cuts operating cost to the bone,
the new Frigidaire offers hitherto unheard of economy, style, capacity
and freezing ability. Lily, n GrafTt, left, demonstrates it for Jerry
Mitchell, a visitor to Frigidaire's famous experimental kitchen.
continued, 'is throe cents a day. We meet that test.
claim that holds the record for oper-i Opening the refrigerator, George
ating cost. We do not believe any! pointed out the new features of the
other refrigerator on the market can1 Frigidaire which the Ambler will not
Loans To Farmers
By Credit Associa
tion Shows Increase
Loans made by the Asheville Pro
duction Credit Association during the
first quarter of the year show an in
crease over last year, aecording to
W. H. Overall, secretary-treasurer of
the association, which serves tnis
county.
Over $30,595.00 went to farmers in
cash loans during the first three
months of year, compared to $18,810.
00 in the same period in 1935, Mr.
Overall said.
Authorized to serve farmers in
sixteen western counties, the associa-
mention here as they are dwelt on
from time to time in Frigidaire's ad
vertisements in this paper.
"At the factory," said George, "they
have a Frigidaire which has been run
ning without interruption to the ex
tent of 37 years of actual home use and
it's stiU going strong. Here is a pic
ture of the one which went through
the fire at Gonzales, Texas. The
house, as you see, was completely
destroyed. The Frigidaire came
through unscratched. It still had ice
inside and the food was in the best
of condition. Here is another picture
which shows a Frigidaire which has
been sitting out in the weather in
Minneanolis Minn., for several vears
in temperatures ranging from below)
zero to 104 degrees and is stiU giving
100 per cent service. We claim that's
going some for a refrigerator."
tion made 207 loans durirg
quarter for an average
$147.80 per loan.
Farmers used the loan ,
to purchase seed, fertilizer, a'
supplies, secretary Overa:;
"With a good outlook in f
ditiong and production m
able at reasonable rate?, ref
ers in this section art re
finance their operations
basis," he continued. "St ir
and supply
merchants are
more farmers for ca.-h -.h -than
for a number of yc-ar
continued improvement in ;
ditions, a large number -accounts
will probably be tia
to cash accounts due to :ht '-'
of production credit a
i iw , aim uihcj lende.j;
to handle farmers' short-:,
needs on a business bas
sonable cost,"
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"Bound Water
"Bound water," according (n an
thority at the University of M;!;ri..
is the scientific term to des.-r
water which Is a part of the on,
living flesh. It Is found in u I p M
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wuiiuuig uu 14 tuoiriia, lit! '
bound water assumes niolt i ulur 'r
fnrm rliffprpnt in ch'inu fr,,i m . ,
tals which are ic but sirnSiar in tt
ii iiiUKirs ljic mure nr i:
Under enormous pressure it H
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iwwnw (,1'fli- naiui nui lljrtl IMo
at temperatures rancin tr.-rn t" to i
"vp'ees abovp zero.
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NEW IN BEAUTY
NEW IN CONVENIENCE
NEW IN LOW COST OPERATION
meets ALL FIVE
Standards for Refrigerator
Buying, and PRO VES I T t
PROOF 1. LOWER OPERATING COST
The electric meter proves how little current the new
Frigidaire with the Meter-Miser uses. Compare it with
others. .;'
PROOF 2. SAFER FOOD PROTECTION
Frigidaire dares to build a Food-Safety Indicator into
the cabinet to prove that Safety-Zone Temperature is
maintained. Compare it with others.
PR00F3. FASTER FREEZING MORE ICE
The Thermo-Gauge proves Frigidaire's ability to
freeze larger quantities of ice faster. Compare it with
others.
PROOF 4- MORE USABILITY
Wider, roomier, handier to use. Automatic Reset De
froster. Frigidaire Hydrator. Automatic Ice Tray Re
lease. Double-Range Cold Control. Saves steps, Saves
work. Compare it with others.
PROOFS. FIVE-YEAR PROTECTION PLAN
Frigidaire's sealed-in mechanical unit is protected for
Five Years against service expense for only Five Dol
lars included in the purchase price. Compare it with
others.
Gives you all these superior advantages
Model illustrated is DRS 5-36, 5.1 cubic feet Capacity.
10.7 square feet shelf area. 63 big ice cubes, 6 pounds
of ice at one freezing. Double-Range Cold Control
"Exclusive Meter-Miser cold-making unit
Five-Year Protection Plan Super Freezer
Stainless Porcelain in Seamless Interior
Gleaming, hnduriQgDulux ( ( -j
Exterior rimsn Auto
matic Reset Defroster .
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Food-Safety Indicator built right into the cabinet
awwMW Frigidaire gives you this ist.:.e .
R E Pnof that foods are kept at Ji-t,
tone temperature, neiow j
grees and above 3-2 degrees.
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MARTIN
ELEC
TRIG CO
MP A NY
Church Street
SALES SERVICE
(ESTABLISHED IN 1916)
Phonejl