CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, July 24, 1975 Some Helpful Household Hints Many Plumbing Problems are Easily Overcome by Following Simple Skills signee ‘doesn’t need any. regular maintenance except to protect plpes from freezing in the winter. © Dripping faucets Laur caused by a faulty off the water to that it You' ll be able to remoye the d the packing nut whlch will allow you to back out the spindle to get at the washer. ‘Take the entire spindle to’ the hardware store and let the plumbing specialist get you ” outfitted with the proper kind. © Oozing water at handle: ‘There is packing around the top of the stem, and replacing it will take care of the oozing. © Single lever faucets: Each manufacturer puts out a repair kit with all the toy parts to stop drip: e kits come with detailed ti tructions on re- placement. Call around until you find a hardware store that carries your brand, and then ' you're in for an easy repair, © Clogged drains: Tl problem can often be avoided. Be eareful what you put down the drains. Gr cigarette { butts and bones shouldn't be * fed to your drains. Some people seem always to be testing their kitchen - dlaposer to seo "just how much it will grind up. When you first notice a to chemical warfare to prevent ‘a complete stopup, Whatever chemical drain cleaner you decide upon, be sure to follow the directions on the label. ‘These chemicals are very dangerous when handled care- lessly, (One that's not danger- ‘ous, however, is washing soda. ‘The box will have directions for drain care.) ‘ ‘These chemicals are often effective on completely clogged drains. However, when théy are put intoa clogged drain and don't work, you will have all that dangerous liquid to con- tend with if you should have to.” resort to use of a snake. @ Plumber's friend: This is that rubber suction cup or plunger with a handle ‘on it. Belleve it or not, this thing will really unclog a drain in most cases. However, you can’t just give the plunger a couple of pumps and expect it to work. Make sure the foree cup covers the drain openings, The. lip of the plunger is under water. All other openings— uch as overflows on the other site of a double sink—must be |. Now you roll up your sleeves and go to work, Give the plunger about 20 good shots, bullding up a steady rhythm as you pump up and down, If it doesn't work the first or second time, take.a break and thén try it again, snake: This {sa coil of heavy © cable flexible enough to be fed into the pipes, making all the turns and eventually reaching the blockage, As with tl plumber's friend, have pa- tence. Hf you keep turning and twisting, that snake will even- tually do its thing. e” Sink traps: The best place for the snake to enter the drain is usually at the trap. This is ‘the U-shaped bend in the pipe under the sink, You'll note that there are large nuts holding this trap in place. When they are undone, the trap slips off. Be sure to have a bucket under the trap or you'll end up with that gunk in the sink all over your floor. Many times the probiem is right there in the rap. + If so, it can be cleaned out with a wire. If the trap is not clogged, start feeding the snake into the drain, When you have unclogged the drain, smear the threads on the slip nuts for the trap with petroleum jelly—or better yet, get some stulf called pipe joint compound, This prevents leaks. Run water down the drain as soon as possible so the trap is filled with water again, This water prevents sewer gas from back- ing up into your homie. drain is getting sluggish, resort © Plumber's. auger or ail "SHOES THAT MAKE AN IMPRESSION™ FOR SAVAGE SHOES AND ALL YOUR FAMILY FOOTWEAR Phone 365-7025 — Pine St. — Castlegar Coren) Welcome fence There are no regular elec- trieal maintenance chores to follow, but things do occasional- ly go wrong—power, fuses, wall switches and outlets, Doing even simple electri- cal repaira can give you a real charge—and that’s what you want to avoid, eo, Remember, never mess with anything electrical until the current is off, Go to the service entry box (circuit breaker or fuse box) and make sure you flip the right switch or remove the correct fuse. If there's any doubt, throw. the main switch. You never need to fear . electricity,. but you should _Teapect it, ‘Latch-Key Children’ 50 Per Cent of Mothers With Children Now Work | Increasing ‘numbers of mothera are joining or return: ing to the work force. department of labor survey'in 1973 showed that 42 per cent of all mothers with children of full-time school age work, and Philip Hepworth 'of the Cana- dian council on social develop- z ment estimates that this figure has now risen to about 50 per cent in the more prosperous provinces, and is still rising. Whether the reasons are social or economic, it: follows that miore children each year become “Iatch-key kids"—that "Castlegar Sunflower Fest SPECIALS — Listerine Antiseptic 30 Regular $2.69 SPECIAL .........5.. Efferdent Tablets 3 63's Regular $1.95 SPECIAL ..- seececeeces $150 Maalox Suspension 2 oz. Regulor $2.79 SPECIAL ...... Gillette Foamy 14.3 oz. 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Comer of Pine Street and ‘Columbia ‘Averwe Phone 365-7819 Mon, to Thurs. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m, Fridays Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sat. 9am. to 5:30 p.m, Sun. and Holiday Hours: 12 noon fo 1 p.m. and 6 te 7 p.m, ~ Prescriptions _ PHONE 365-1813 ia, children who attend: school, but return home alone for lunch, with a key on a atring - around their necks and are unsupervised for various per!- ods te schodl» ?ts sigree that most of the bah ey ‘children’ become quite independent and self- assured, especially with proper instruction, while a few seem to get into frequent trouble once free of direct supervision. Mothers now considering a return to the work force’ are , toinatruct thelr children a safety in and about the home most carefully. The’ Canada Safety Council ‘recommends ‘special attention be given to: ‘= "The safe the proper use of * any appliances they will use, especially an electric kettle or stave. 2°" Having the children check that all electrical appliances are turned off after use, before leaving the premites. : What items in the cup- boards‘are available for lunch or after school sna Ensuring doors and win- ; dows are closed and locked Bins eae w'to make emergency acne calls, and where a list, of telephone numbers for po- lice, fire department, ambu- lance,'dectors and friendly neighbora can Be found. Before starting work, par- ents are urged to arrange with +a friendly neighbor to at least keep an.eye open for the children, or be available in case ‘of emergency should the child ‘encounter: unexpected difficu!- stes, ‘All kitchen cupboards ‘should be carefully checked to ‘see that no polsonous materials have been “temporarily” put into cther containers and left in the kitchen, and in fact that all food containers are being “only for thetr original purpose. «+ Until such time as lunches, are available in schools, as:in tome European countries, this be a growing problem: It is Sie etch obliges working » | Sparents to.doubly ensure thelr, - children reeive good safety : instruction. of Cor and Trailer Are Sideswiped » On Road Curve ‘An accident four’ miles west of Castlegar at about 6 p.m, Sunday evening resulted “in damages estimated at $1,500 F i ‘a travel trailer and $700 toa years i The travel trailer, being. towed by Peter Harach of Rossland, was westbound at «the time of the accident involv- ing a late model car proceeding eastward and being driven by fa. James Duncan Campbell of Genelle. Police say the two vehicles were coming into a curve when the Campbell car and the travel trailer sideswiped. The accident is still under investigation. There were no injuries. Letter to the Editor _Stop Noisy Cars on Castlegar’s Streets Dear 8! an ‘a visitor to your com- munity in recent weeks, I have been amazed at the freedom with which vehicles speed up and down your atreets from 11 “p.m. and onwards into the early morningll This menace is further accentuated by “aqueeling” of tires while starting, stopping and turning. Part-Time Academic Study Opportunity Now Provided Selkirk College is to pro- vide more opportunities for residents of the West Kootenay to take academic courses for credit without having to regis- ter as full-time students. was stated ‘recently - by Rod Millar, chairman of the Selkirk College council, when he announced the: “Part-Time Learner Program. ‘The program provides that certain college courses will be scheduled during the evenings slegar, \Trail,. Grand may Hi able to take the courses who otherwise would Sot be be able to'attend college co because of their job demands, Courses will be rotated among centres so that the part-time student may com- plete a'firat-year university transfer program over a three- year ment the existing’ Learning Resources Packages (LRP) whch are tallored to, Individual naan has pioneered the use of LRPs and many people in the West Kootenay have taken advantage of them to gain university transfer credit in partic courses. In this way, many people have been able to upgrade thelr qualifications awhile ret their regu- lar employment. ‘Mr, Milllar stated that the ‘LRPs will continue side by side with the Part-Time Learner With a combination of both, some students may be - able to complete thelr program in Jess than three years. As the program develops, it fs hoped to increase the range or variety of courses to he offered during the evenings. - From September, 1976, only, university: transfer ee ee ‘The floral emblem. of. the Yukon is the’ hardy and a- bundant fireweed. Fireweed is usually the, first flower to appear in burned-over areas, hence its name. = period. ‘The program will coraple- | courses: will be offered as follows: ‘Trail—Math, English, Pay. Fine: Arta was Selene, English, Biol- °F Grand ForksPoyehology, History porate courses in the care ‘areas an part of the proj AERO Tknow this feature of yoor loca) driver eee: de ters from any, ple: visiting Castlegar, corned, it is not the aajority f drivers at fault, but why should ‘80. many citizens be ‘disturbed by ‘a fow ‘aggresalv go (rippers who lke to have thelr” presence known?. % Loft out’ of ‘hand, “ eituation-will only worsen! Who will’ pay the: price’ Some innocent ch, doubt! ~Pm sorry culprila are probably’ fro: generation. But I with excessive’speed in = Fast — Courteous — Reliable Phone 365-5700 - ’ > Our Footwear Will, Meet the Need of Any Type Work or. Any Occasion Smith's Plumbing & Heating "61: Crescent Street, Castlegar — Phone 365-7531 , Plan Now FOR THEFALL.... For Fumeco.tnatallation ond Repairs _ Summer Sale Continues PRICES SLASHED ON Pant Suits, Dresses, Shorts, Slims, Loungewear, Bathing Suits, “and. 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LS Paper’ Friday Next Week (ti eto me ‘has ‘also yelt asad COD: ate ‘ he” Castlegar News will. be distributed ; On ‘friday 's lumber. lon where: — z ° fning Text week, Instead of on Thurtday” Bs ae have ob: : cee The change in-publishing date is necessitated ‘by the ~ at poke i fact that Monday is a public holiday while 25 per,cent.of the _Cantegar News staff's. alsaion annual vacation, at. this "The. fifth annual Can- did. thetr best in ‘the ge- dan frog jumping champ: degree wes weather, pees os Hogar Sunflower Fest, est tempera! for. t z remarks: vlast = PGE sears the ‘day, e