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»uteher!tedtileM56,i.m.sheLhel»nd,andonesrthi.m.5meing.eral)uterent, he lmait atorldleankinsVlrs.nor,and138;ara)Mrs.the,ngs,majand£0557and-hreeand,ton.p.m.WiseCarle inon.lerald all5vei St.St.rrtjunty sed a 976. 1650 es in 1036Sages n theessedSnow And Cold(Continued from Page l(three natural gas buildings, and two on fuel oil.According to Benis Lutz, Teays Valley Superintendent, Scioto Twp., and Walnut Twp., are on natural gas, and the Ashville Elementary building is now in natural gas, but has the ability to heat with fuel oil.“This way we can pool our gas usage, and if either Scioto or Walnut uses too much gas, then we can switch Ashville to fuel oil, but we really don’t want to do this if we don’t have to.As of right now, the Teays Valley district is not experiencing problems with fuel oil or gas, and Lutz reports that “we are in reasonably good shape.Gordon Massie, superintendent of the Westfall School District, reports that the district has been overdrawn on their natural gas supply, and they will probably be overdrawn in January unless there is an upturn in the temperature.Two buildings in the district are on natural gas, one is electric, one is natural gas and coal, and one is fuel oil and coal. Massie reported that they have been able to get enough coal andfuel oil within the district and should be able to do so in the future if the supplies stay available.According to John Henn, Superintendent of the Ix)gan Elm Schools, three sites in his district are heated with fuel oil, two are natural gas, and one is electric.Henn stated that his buildings are heated at 68 degrees, but this also depends on the wind outside. The buildings in the Logan Elm district are shutdown heat-wise one hour before school is dismissed in the evening, so that the building is actually starting to cool for the evening while the students are still in school. The temperature is not uncomfortable while the students are still in the building.Henn told the Herald that students in the district designed a brochure which outlined various steps that can be taken to conserve energy.“There have been no notices from the electric company but curtailments, and we have been on a monthly allotment for fuel oil for two years,’’said Henn. “I am not saying that it is impossible for our schools to close, but I do not see it at this time. If the weather gets worse and we look threatened, we can consider alternate plans for keeping school open.”Area businesses have been affected by the recent bad weather. One area supermarket told the Herald that theyare taking steps to conserve energy and avoid a possible future shutdown due to a natural gas cutoff. Starting Sunday the store will have slightly shortened hours, and as of Thursday they had cut the thermostats in their store to 55 degrees, put in additional weather stripping, and reset their automatic door to close quicker. The heat in the storage area had also been turned down to 40 degrees, and all employes in the store were requested to wear proper clothes for those conditions.Two other Circleville supermarkets reported that as of Thursday they had experienced no problems with heating. Thermostats in both the stores were kept in the neighborhood of 68 degrees.Two hardware stores in Circleville were checked to see how the sales of “winter items” were progressing.The hottest sellers were space heaters, with both stores reporting sell-outs at least one time. Close behind the heaters were sales of electrical heat tapes, especially in the last two weeks.Apparently Pickaway Countains are conscious of energy saving steps,because both stores reported at leastone sell-out ot weather stripping, and both said that it had been hard to keep in stock all winter Blankets especially electric ones, were also in demand, although neither store carried the items. Heavy sales were also reported in snow shovels, salt for sidewalks and driveways was sold out once, and had been in high demand all winter, an winterFriday morning the weather man showed that he still had no relief for the central Ohio area, as a winter storm dumped three and a half inches of fresh snow in the area by noon, and weather radio was predicting no immediate end to the traveler’s advisories and winter storm warnings.The fact is that people’s lives are affected in many different ways by adverse weather such as we have had in recent days. The weather has a bearing on our patterns of movement, our thoughts, and even our spendingduring such periods.There is no set system to beat the weather, unless a person has plane tickets to Florida or Hawaii. From the comments of area persons who battle the elements every day, it seems that the best way to beat the weather is to really stay out of it unless you have reason to travel. Streets and walkways are very bad in such conditions, and to possibly beat the energy problem slightly, turn down that thermostat a few degrees, throw on your favorite sweater, and put another log on the fire.Court NewsDivorce FiledBrian Francis Edgington, 153 Caroline Court vs Thea Suzzette Edgington, Route 2, couple married Jan. 31,1976, one minor child; petition alleges gross neglect of duty and extreme crueltyMoney Suit FiledChristina F. and Paul E. Speakman, 2003 Kingston Pike vs Theresa S. Conrad, Route 1; plaintiff asks judgement against defendant in the total amount of $125,000Money Suit DismissedDifferences of the City National Bank and Trust Company of Columbus and William L. Fisher and others are settled and action is dismissed.Dissolution of MarriageGrantedMarriage contract of Glenn E. Freed and Diane E. Freed dissolved and separation agreement validatedReal Estate TransfersJames K. and Ruth A. Marshall to Donald W. and Elaine B. Greenlee, lot 175, Ridgewood Subdivision, CirclevilleGlenn Edwin and Eva Jane Ett to Howard H. and Mary Malinda Ett, 2.02 acres, Walnut Twp.Howard H. and Gloria P. Wheaton to James K. and Ruth A. Marshall, lot 53, Northwood Park Subdivision, section 3, CirclevilleWilliam T. and Paula Y. Riser to Flem W. and Patricia J. Blair, 1.03 acres, Darby Twp.Merle E. and Peggy V. Swank to Stephen E. and Roxanne Carter, lot 20, Woodglen Subdivision No. 2, Circleville Twp.John D. and Pat Reed to Franchise Realty Interstate Corp., 0.275 acres,Circleville Twp.Ashland Oil, Inc. to Franchise Realty Interstate Corp., 1.444 acres, Circleville and Circleville Twp.Pickaway Farms, Inc. to William A. Hoffman Jr., and others, 387.91 acres, Jackson Twp.
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Circleville Herald
Circleville, Ohio, US
Sat, Jan 15, 1977
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