, , j and to listen to a informative -on_ of Agriculture _ sity of British €o-| Record sales of both electric. ~ Jjity and gas during 1958 were He is one of the ‘best inform-jreported this week in the an- ed men on the subject and|nual report of the B.C, Power speaks in a language easily un-|Corporation, parent company derstood by amateur gardeners|of the B.C. Electric, and growers of plants. Volume of electricity sold Mrs. W. Bailey and Mrs. T.|was 3,026,939,590 kilowatt hours F. Alex tied for top honors at}. an increase of 84 percent ov- the show, each winning a per-|er 1957, as compared with an fect score of five points; Mrs. |incrcase of 15.6 percent in 1957 Bailéy for a decorative arrange-| over 1956. ment of spring flowers and Mrs.| Gas sales of 86,412,360 Alex for a miniature arrange-;therms during 1958 were up ment of blooms and foliage|68.9 percent compared tto the ed from the spring garden./previous year. Number of res- idential customers using gas to fat their homes has increased from less than 2,000 at the end of 1955 (before natural gas reached the Lower Mainland) to nearly 41 at the end of 1958, the report showed. However, while the customer demand and supply rose mark- edly, earnings of the corpora- tion dropped 7.4 percent during | 1958. This was caused mainly} by an increase in operating ex- penses. | A. E. Grauer, president, sum-| med up the past year as “a difficult year characterized by relatively depressed economic | activity, work stoppages and above average temperatures.” Return on investment, for} regulatory purposes, was 4.9) percent in 1958. It was 5 per-| cent in 1957. The allowed rate! of return as set by the Public Utilities Commission is 6.5 per- cent Earnings on common shares dropped to $8,876,483 from $9,582,598 in 1957, the report Il be paid to any person giving information leading te the prosecution of per- damaging property of The Peace Portal Golf Club The report showed that an 116 percent increase in gross reyenue was not sufficient to intain earnings at the 1957 evel after absorbing a 9.4 per- cent rise in operating expenses y in 1958 on new electric facilities. Construction highlights in- cluded: $38.8 million was spent on new sources of power - hydro, steam and turbine generatng plants ~ still under construction at year-end. Another $22.6 million was Spent on transmission and dis- tribution lines and substations required to bring additional power fo customers, Nearly $10 million was spent on natural gas trunk lines, gas extensions and associated plant to expand the gas system Power projects under con- struction at year-end are sched- uled to add 224,000 kw to B.C. Electric's generating capacity in 1959 and a further 124,000 kw in 1960, Burrard Steam Plant, near Toco, also under construction at year-end, has an ultimate capacity of six units of 157,500 kw each. This plant is design- ed to protect the needs of the’ company’s customers until the | middle of 1960's by which time it is hoped to have power from either the Peace River or the Columbia The report says present pro- Jections of growth in the de- mand for electricity indicate British Columbia will aeed substantially all the power from both the Peace and the Columbia by 1978 Scheduling the several stag- es of their respective develop- ments should present no insur- mountable problems all sources of power, including stated. jal sources of power, including nuclear, will be continued by the B.C. Electric to “ensure that the best interests of its cu tomers will be protected every step of the way.” together with interest costs on Impact of rate increases ob- tained inthe electric service in July and in passenger transpor- tation service in November was only partially realized in 1958. Nearly $84,000,000 was spent 15077 Washington last to increase compa! service in pace with growin Phone WI. 8-9211 requirements of its customers Most of this amount was spent water heaters are ‘AngeD. Plenty of hot, es, dishes, dogs and to supply every hot home, all at once, NIGHT WATER HEATERS ' rustproof and supercharged The 30 gallon model does a 40 gallon job! Fast Water Heater Service See Us for the Famous MOFFAT Automatic Washer and Clothes Dryer Hilltop Heating 1574 Johnston Road es long term borrow- | Cheek storage ‘heater settings When servicing or installing turn element electric storage theaters it is a good practice to check the thermostat settings. from B.C. Electric’s experience the settings which will give the |most efficient service are | Top element thermostat }130 degre F. Bottom ele- }ment thermostat - F. These settings seem to be |the reverse of what you would naturally expect, but a little thought will prove otherwise. |With this 20 degree different jal between top and bottom thermostats, the heater will be {filled with 150 degrees F. water which is what we should have If the thermostat settings yere reversed then you would e the top third of the tank heated to 150 degrees F. and the lower two third would on- ly be 130 degrees F.. because an element will only heat that amount of water above itself On the other hand, if both thermostats are set the same say at 150 degrees F., then the top third will be somewhat higher than 150 degrees 165 degrees F,, while er two thirds will t imately 150 degrees I The tual settings can be allered up or down ag tho cus tomer desires, but the 20 de mee ¥. differential between the thermostat settings should be maintained. Although 150 degree F. water is too hot for the hand, it is necessary to have it at this temperature for some purpos- és. The customer can get the required volume of hot water for other uses such as bathe by mixing the hot with some cold Quite frequently when B.C. Electric representatives are re quested to investigate the rea son for o sudden increase in electrical consumption, they find the trouble is due to leak ing hot water taps. A few minutes spent in cheek- ing for leaking Hot water taps will eliminate call backs and give you a better satisfied cus tomer. The average family of foye will use approximately 1428 gallons of hot water per month. A hot water top leaking sixty Ww pprox 150 degrees} CARS speaker ‘Miss Southhart of the Canad- lan Arthritic and Rheumatism Society was guest speaker at the Rotary luncheon Tuesday. The speaker outlined the iiis- tory of the CARS organization —_—_______ Subdividers must supply storm sewers Subdividers in White Rock will be obliged to include storm sewers where (necessary in pre- paring lots for sale, City Coun- cil decided Tuesday. ‘This clause will be included in the amendment to Clause 6 2C of the building byTaw. ed out that with the subdivis- ion owner putting in the storm sewers he will have to pay for their installation instead of the general taxpayer paying for it, The purchaser of a lot pays for the installation of a storm sewer on the price of the lot, Mitchell pointed out, and in many cases are paying for areas which are not storm sewered The purchaser is paying com- pletely for his own storm sew- er and part of the storm sew- er or his neighbor’s too The bylaw calls for adequate street and lane drainage facil- ities. Alderman Alex Mitchell point:| | an dspoke on the work of physiotherapists, At Teast one half of the peo: arthritis i wie working age group, is There is a great shortage of ple afflicted by physiotherapists — and would welcome girls Sraduating to fake up ulively new training. See us for 15177 Buena Vista itchell Services Lid. 1345 Johnston Road Ocean Park Plumbing & Heatin Gas & Oil Ranges IMBING & HEATING CONTRACT REE ESTIMATES 12822 N. Bluff (16A) Residence Phones WI, 8-4566 & Sales and Service Quality Heating Ltd. DON MELSTED ter Heaters, from ~ CARS who are this rél- > Ph. WI. 8-9501 WATER TAN - Mgr. - Hilltop - Ph. W. 8-9363 Switch to GAS $79.50 Phone WI. 8-7711 drops per minute will waste 159 WI, 8-9038 |Mtllons per month, or the equivalent of 14 days use by one person. ee ee ee ee ee: how much are you really paying for “FREE” hot water? Lot's face it — hot water is never free, If you're heating water with old-fashioned coils in your furnace or stove, your fuel bills are higher than they should be. What's more, you're losing costly heat through that ineMvient uninsulated water tank! With a modern, automatic storage heater, you pay only for the hot water you use; heated the insulated tank keeps it hot. The cost of providing auto- matic hot water for an average family is a few cents a day per porson, And what a eonventence to have all the hot water you want —aimply by turning a tap! A plentiful supply of hot water from an automatic electric or gas storage water heater Is the greatest blessing in the home Ask your appliance dealer or plumber about the justoright size for your home, b onee it’s B.C, ELECTRIC