MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1963
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MEDFORD PLANT - The oil-gas plant near
Phoenix was dismantled when district bu-tane-air
gas plants were built. The above is
one of four completed in Medford during 1936.
It was located at 519 N. Front St., the loca
tion of the present propane-air plant and one
of the regulator stations which will provide
natural gas service. The above picture was
taken in 1938 at the time a third liquid bu
tane storage tank was installed. Three addi
tional butane tanks were installed during
later years to provide a total storage of 105,
000 gallons of fuel. Seven 30,000-gallon liquid:
propane tanks, installed since the war, are
still in place to provide for tank gas custom-
ers served by the company.
Selecting Right Water Heater May Not Be Difficult Problem
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Selecting the right water
heater for your family need not
be difficult.
The local gas company or gas
appliance dealer will help you
work out the exact require
ments. They'll take into con
sideration the size of family,
the number of hot water con
suming appliances you now own
or plan to add in the future,
how frequently you entertain,
and similar details that can af
fect your hot water demands.
By estimating future as well
as present needs, gas company
experts can recommend the
proper size and type of heater
best able to keep you abund
antly supplied with hot water
for years to come. Tank linings,
too, must be taken into consid
eration since local water con-
DIES IN FIRE
AURORA, Ore. (UPI) -Lawrence
Steve Adelman, 49, Au
rora, was killed Monday in s
fire that destroyed a storage
snea at ms residence.
New Gas Water
Heater Available
A remarkable new gas water
heater that will grow with the
family has been introduced by
the gas industry.
Called "30-Plus," the new
, heater can be adjusted to per
form as a 30, 40 or 50-gallon
unit. Yet it takes up no more
space than a conventional 30
gallon tank.
To increase or decrease the
amount of hot water wanted,
the homeowner simply moves a
dial on the front of the heater
to any setting between 30 and
50. An optional feature makes
dial setting even simpler. It's
a remote control thermostat
- that can be installed In the
bathroom, laundry or kitchen.
Immediate response is assured
since the new gas heater is
capable of handling from 37,000
to 60,000 BTU's.
According to the American
Gas Association, the new gas
unit can fulfill the entire range
of hot water requirements
throughout the life of the family.
New Demands for Refrigerator,
Freezer Create More Problems
New demands for refrigerator
and freezer space are creating
a difficult problem for today's
homemaker.
The American Gas Associa
tion has come to her rescue
with this guide for estimating
capacity: Figure on four cubic
feet for two adults plus two
cubic feet for each additional
family member and add two cu
bic feet for entertainment needs.
A family of three, four or five
persons, also needs four cubic
feet of freezer space.
The freezer space required for
a family of five, can be reduced
by half, however, if you have
a family-size gas refrigerator
freezer combination.
Reason for Reduction
The reason, AGA explains, is
because meat can now be kept
in the refrigerator compartment
for a week or more without
having to be frozen. The jet
cold meat keeper is designed
to keep even hamburger . fresh
and moist tor a period of eight
days. ' :
If the homemaker plans to
keep a roast for several months,
then it should be kept in the
freezer compartment. On some
gas models, the freezer will hold
up to 92.4 pounds of frozen food.
Generous storage space is also
provided in the gas refrigerator
compartment with the added ad
vantage that various degrees of
cold can now be maintained in
side the same storage area. This
means that milk and meat,
which require low temperatures
can be kept inside the same box
with fruits and vegetables that
require a higher temperature
and humidity.
Stored for Weeks
Until recently, It wasn't pos
sible to keep each type of food
at the temperature best suited
to it. Now, however, the Ameri
can Gas Association reports,
lower and more varied tempera
tures are an important feature
on new gas refrigerators.
Butter can be stored for sev-
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IN THE MEDFORD SHOPPING CENTER
eral weeks at 29 degrees without
freezing. Fresh meat, including
ground beef, can be kept as
long as eight days at 31 degrees
in the jet cold meat chest In
the gas refrigerator.
Fruits such as apples, apri
cots, tangerines, strawberries,
and leafy vegetables like let
tuce, celery, broccoli, brussel
sprouts and cauliflower can be
stored at 32 to 34 degrees in
relatively high humidity. Twin
crisper drawers in the gas re
frigerator provide the ideal tem
perature and humidity for these
perishable food items.
The newest models -of gas re
frigerators also eliminate the
chore of defrosting and, in fact,
prevent frost for ever forming.
Food packages stored in the
generous freezer compartment
are completely frozen, yet never
have frost on the inside or out
side of the package.
Another advantage of the spe
cial cold features provided by
many no-frost gas refrigerators
is speed of chilling. A iet cold
shelf in the refrigerator section
quicKiy emus beverages, salads,
puddings, desserts, and similar
foods.
And the interior of the box
offers maximum convenience
combined with modern styling.
The new gas units can be built
in or left free-standing, as the
homemaker prefers. .
Add to this the dependability
and economy of gas and it is
easy to understand why many
lamiues preier gas refrigerator
freezer combinations. .
dftions can shorten the life of
certain lining materials. '
Location of the heater is an
other major decision. It should
be as near the place of greatest
use as possible and still be con
venient for changing tempera
ture settings.
Gas heaters are easily install
ed in a closet in the kitchen,'
in the utility room, laundry
room, or almost anywhere the
homeowner prefers. Some gas
units now have remote controls
for increasing or decreasing the
temperature of the water. And,
of course, the units are fully
automatic, turning themselves
on and off without any help
from the homeowner.
In most instances, a 30 or 40
gallon gas heater will meet the
average family's hot water re
quirements. The size will de
pend in great part on the BTU
rating of the unit. For example,
a 30-gallon gas water heater
with a 35,000 BTU Input will de
liver as much hot water per
hour as a 40-gallon. gas heater
with a 30,000 BTU rating. And
both will supply 81 gallons of
hot water . in two hours which
is enough for three loads of
laundry in a 25-gallon capacity
washing machine and still leave
six gallons for other household
needs.
Larger Amounts of Water .
If larger amounts of hot water
are desired, a 40-gallon heater
with a higher BTU input will
Increase the hot water propor
tionately. Unusually high re
quirements may call for a SO or
60-gallon gas heater with rela
tively high BTU ratings. Thus,
tank size indicates storage ca
pacity and BTU input the rate
of recoverability. When the two
factors are compatible, the heat
er can deliver specific amounts
of hot water quickly and ef
ficiently. The selection of a gas-fired
heater offers numerous advant-,
ages. There are no storage or
delivery problems, no peak pe
riod restrictions or stormy
weather worries. Gas is clean
and it's an economical means
of heating water. It has won
its place as America's preferred
water heating fuel in millions
of homes.
Gas Furnace Can
Save Home Space
Space-saving is one of the
most important elements of fur
nace design today, the Ameri
can Gas Association points out.
An up-to-date gas furnace cap
able of heating the average size
home, takes up no more space
than a water heater. This has
the advantage, AGA says, of
giving architects, builders and
homeowners complete flexibil
ity in designing new homes and
modernizing older ones.
Compact styling of modern
gas heating equipment has been
a major contributor in the de
velopment of both basement
recreation rooms and homes
without basements.
The modern gas heating plant
fits in as little as 2 square
feet of floor space and doesn't
even have to be in the base
ment.
"Zero-clearance" gas furnaces
can be installed so that sides
and back touch walls. Insula
tion keeps the cabinets cool to
the touch.
Choice of location is almost
unlimited. They can be installed
in a vertical position on the
floor or in a horizontal position
suspended from the ceiling.
If the house lacks a base
ment, the furnace can be in
stalled in the attic, crawl space
beneath the house or in an at
tached garage.
Fully automatic gas heating
systems also eliminate the need
for storage facilities since gas
is delivered directly to the fur
nace by underground pipes,
Other advantages are cleanli
ness, economy and dependabil
"y.
Airplane Base Is
Denied by Board
SALEM (UPI) -An applica
Hon for a combined seaplane
and landplane operation on Hay
den Island near Jantzcn Beach
in Portland was denied Monday
by the State Board of Aeronau
tics. Roger Loennig, chairman of
the board, said it recognized the
need for a handy seaplane base
in the Portland area. But the
board rejected the application
because it failed to meet Its
airport standards and because
of danger to air and water traffic.
Roger Knight of Vancouver,
Wash., made the application, He
said he would seek a more suit'
able site.
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Congratulations . . .
CALIFORNIA-PACIFIC
UTILITIES COMPANY
Roy Price, Inc. is proud to be
a part of the great natural gas
industry in f fie Rogue Valley
Our congratulations to California-Pacific Utilities and El
Paso Natural Gas Company on the dedication of their new
natural gas service to Medford and the Rogue River Val
ley. The Rogue Valley is a great place to live and is known
throughout the world for its fine fishing, forested hills
and mighty rivers. Now, another energy source is intro
duced to this growing area that is not only clean and ef
ficient, but the most economical fuel also. This great ad
dition to Southern Oregon is welcome and we're proud to
have had a part in bringing the service to this area. We
would especially like to extend our thanks to Mr. Vic
Lyman, Mr. Steve Richards, Mr. Murray Neal and, their
associates. All of these California Pacific Utilities Com
pany people extended their full and vital cooperation in
helping us lay the gas line. We have enjoyed working in
this area and plan on establishing a division in the Med
ford area for future pileline projects in the States of Ore
gon and Washington.
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