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Thursday. May 25, 1978
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Total HUD-assleted solar energy promote hove surpassed 5,000 to d ate.
This solar home project In CalHornla shews one way el saving energy through
use el the sun.
Solar energy Is a reality today: A MUD-funded solar home In Virginia.
HUD assists solar heated home development
Experimentel residential solar energy
programs have proven to be extremely
successful with home builders and popu
lar with home owners. The Department
of Housing and Urban Development
(H U D ) awarded grants to builders, de
velopers, community and neighborhood
groups, and public housing authorities to
cover the cost of solar systems in new and
existing housing, to promote and demon-
rtrate solar energy systems.
Testimonies to the success of HUD's
participation in the solar boom span the
country, where 5,000 grantees are mak
ing practical use of the sun's energy.
A Hemet. California builder, for
1 example, has built 33 solar homes in the
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past year and a half, sixteen
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of them
Also responsible for the lower utility
bills, he contends, are the measures his
builder took to insure that his four-bed
room house is well-insulated, a key
ingredient in energy conservation efforts.
Carey said the cost of electricity used
by his solar system's pump is minimal. “It
hasn't increased my electric bills by
much,” he commented.
The Hemet builder said his solar units
will supply hot water for three to five
sunless days before shifting to the con
ventional backup system.
In sunny California, however, this is
seldom a problem, which Carey’s claim -
that there were some months last year
when he didn’t use any gas at all - seems
to support.
funded in part by H U D .
The Hemet project has been a great
r-.uccess, according to the builder. "The
home owners are all very happy with
their solar systems,” he said.
This California developer's solar sy
stem uses sunlight collectors on the roof
to heat water that flows into a 1,000-gal-
ion storage tank. Heat from the w ater is
transferred through the house with the
aid of an electric pump.
The size and cost of the solar system
depends on the needs of the individual
family, the builder explained.
Solar home owner Ron Carey's system
cost $5,000 but he says his savings have
been considerable.
"M y gas bills are 60 percent less than
they were in my old house,” he reports.
Students aid test update
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trees eae part of a woodea
Cascade Center recently.
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Fifty-six students at Portland Commu
nity College's Cascade Center had a
common goal during some unusual test
ing they participated in on May 5th - to
move round pegs from one hole in a
wooden board to another as rapidly as
possible.
Before taking the test, the students
had competed with the clock in drawing
two vertical lines and one horizontal line
shaped like an inverted table, into a small
square on the test form.
Those tests in manual dexterity were
part of more than five hours of testing the
students in the college's developmental
education program participated in over a
two day period. One purpose of the test
was to help the U.S. Departm ent of
Labor update, or restandardize, its Gen
eral Aptitude Test Battery, otherwise
known as G ATBY. The students w ill also
benefit from the test results, which
should help them better determine their
own vocational skills, said Jon Lucke of
the Oregon State Employment Division,
which administered the tests.
A third day of testing later this month
will complete the information that is
needed to help guide the students, Lucke
said. The final test is called the SEARCH
- Systems Exploration and Research for
Career Help - and it combines a student’s
interests with his aptitude to suggest
vocations and jobs to him. “The tests
help combine a person's temperament
and interests with what is available on
the job market," said Lucke.
The manual dexterity portion of the
test, he told students, can offer some
clues about the type of labor a person
might have particular skills in.
The G A TB Y tests have been in use by
the Department of Labor since the early
1960’s. The PCC students, along with
several other groups of students through
out the state, are part of a control group
whose results will be used to update the
test questions, Lucke said.
If you are planning to buy a major
appliance soon, aaking the right questions
about each brand and model you look at
can help you make a wise purchase.
First, you should decide if you really
need the appliance, based on your indi
vidual needs and household habits. Then,
once you have elected to purchase the
appliance and are sure you have the
money to buy it, look at as mat y brands
and models as you can. Comparison
shopping will ensure that you know what
is available on the market.
Some things to check when shopping
are appliance size and construction, deli
very and maintenance costs, dealer ser
vice and the warranty.
In addition to the actual cost of the
appliance, you must budget for delivery
and installation costs and fuel to operate
it.
Look at the use and care manual and
the warranty of each model so that you
know how often the appliance must be
serviced and when you must pay for it.
Does the dealer sendee the appliance?
Beware of buying an appliance too big
for your family or too large for your
house. Some appliances will need extra
room for such things as air circulation
CA L W IL L IA M S
when operating.
Check for quality construction and
safety and certification seals on the
appliance, and make sure you can use all
the features on the appliance.
Reviewing these criteria can help you
make a wise appliance purchase which
you will be more satisfied with.
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A low maintenance yard means dif
ferent things to different people. To some
it means a yard which needs nothing
more than an occasional weed pulled. For
others it means a yard where several
hours per week w ill keep everything
looking neat according to Ray McNeilan,
Urban Horticulture Extension Agent.
Low maintenance landscape planning is
a m atter of looking for plants that
normally grow in areas similar to your
own yard.
When selecting plants for a particular
part of the yard, try to think of plants you
have seen in similar areas out in the
weeds. Damp, shaded hillsides support
luxuriant huckleberry, salai, Oregon
grape, trillium and fern growth. Hot and
dry situations support growth of wild
rose, iris, day lilies, flowering currant and
columbine.
Each plant has a certain soil, w ater,
light and nutrient requirements. By
placing a plant in the situation best suited
to it, your time will not be spent trying to
correct the soil, adding fertilizers, provid
ing shade or the other myriad needs for
the health of the plant.
A low maintenance yard will usually
contain large mulched beds, few but
carefully selected shrubs and trees and a
minimum of lawn area. McNeilan says the
best local information for plant selection
for your low maintenance yard comes
from your local nurseryman.
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