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Page 8 — Griffin Daily News Tuesday, Novembers, 1977 lowa to photograph for energy leaks By WILLIAM L. EBERLINE Associated Press Writer DES MOINES, lowa (AP) - Some 800 lowa cities will have their pictures taken from the air this winter to determine which homeowners are trying to heat the whole outdoors. The project, dubbed “Oper ation Sky Scan,” is being spon sored by the state’s investor owned electric and gas utilities as part of an energy con servation campaign. “This is the first program of its kind ever undertaken on a statewide basis,” said John M. Lewis, president of the lowa Utility Association. “We hope to get started with in a matter of weeks — probably by Nov. 15.” The utility firms have con tracted with Texas In struments, Inc., of Dallas to shoot infrared aerial pictures of communities they serve. Where an ordinary camera produces pictures of light re flecting from the surface of the photo subject, an infrared cam era reacts to heat radiation. When infrared photos of a city are taken from the air at night, buildings show up in varying shades of gray — pale gray if the building is giving off a lot of heat, darker gray if less heat is being lost. Blue Jeans Reg. 12.98 Special 4J98 All Sales Real Polyester Pants Sizes 8-18 4J50 Sizes 32-38 $598 largo Size Blouses 8-18 40-46 SAYLOR'S DO YOU RUN A BUSINESS? Z If you own a business enterprise, you know ; that profits are derived from two sources: ; • One is the physical assets —the equip- Z ; ment inventory and so on. I ; The other is the skilled, loyal, produc- • Z five people you employ. ; Z I am sure you’ve protected the physical • assets of your business with the help of a ; • specialist. My specialty is to help you Z Z to protect the second —your valuable • Z people—from the hazards to which they ; are exposed. Z • If you run a business, you'll like the kind Z ; of work I do for businessowners like Z yourself. Call me for ar appointment. • ’W E 0 “sijeet” Ellington, C.L.U. TvW Sales Representative Z Wi V. W Service from 1956 Z 515 East Taylor Street * • W *• Griffin. Ga. 30223 Z • JHLI ■ Office: (404) 228-2781 • Z ' Residence: (404) 227 6199 J O Metropolitan j : Where the future is now ; Z Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. N.Y.. N. Y. • Lewis said that makes in frared photography of cities one of the best and lowest cost ways of spotting insufficiently in sulated buildings. Many private consultants around the country are using the technique, called ther mography, to help consumers and business executives learn where their insulation is in sufficient. The cost ranges from $25 to SIOO, depending on the extent of the inspection and re port. In addition, individual utili ties in other states are running thermography programs. estimates that the pro gram will cost the lowa utilities about $460,000 to scan 800 lowa communities. “The photos will become the property of the the utility serving each community,” said. “Each utility com pany will arrange for any inter ested homeowner to see how much heat is being lost from his home. “The home owner may want to put in more insulation to cut down on heat loss and reduce his utility bills. “There’s nothing compulsory about it, but we think enough homeowners will want to do something about it to achieve a significant saving in energy. The saving is year round, of course, because better in sulation means less energy is needed to cool the house in the summer as well as heat it in winter." The weatherman has to coop erate before a sky scan can be done, Lewis said. The tempera ture has to be under 35 degrees, the sky clear and roofs free of snow for the scanner to work. Rev. Pye to speak at meeting The Rev. Don Pye, pastor of Mt. Carmel Road Baptist Church of McDonough will be the guest speaker at the meeting of the women’s Aglow Fellowship of Griffin, Saturday, Nov 12 at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn where a continental breakfast will be served for $1.65. Snice Rev. Pye has been pastor of the church, its membership has grown form 19 to over 400. The church building has also grown from a 30 by 60- foot building to three new buildings. People in his church have also received healings. No reservations are required to attend the meeting. 818 V » v .aImI ■(/'•A.*- Don Henry, country music singer and Griffinite, is shown holding his newly cut record and talking with his wife, Shirley. The record is being released nationally by a Nashville recording company. Don Henry Griffinite cuts record for national release Country music singer and Griffinite, Don Henry, has cut his first recording for national release by a Nashville, recording company. “Friend of Mine” is the title of the A Side which Henry expects to be the most popular of the two songs on the 45 rpm recording. He said he has been singing publicily now for about 5 years when Griffin publisher, Reuben Worley asked him about cutting the disc which features George Daniel is manager of department store Steven A. Daniel is the new manager of Cooks Department Store in the Memorial Drive shopping center. He came to Griffin from the Tampa, Fla., store where he has had more than five years of experience with the organization. He was with the Titusville, Fla., store two years. Daniel is a native of Titusville. He is married to the former Margaret Ann Rit tenour and they have two chidren, a daughter, Michelle, five; and Scott, one. The Daniel family is making its home at 233 Lucky St. The store in Griffin has been redesigned for shopping con* venience. Aisles have been widened and several departments have been expanded. The toy department inventory has been increased eight times I WHAT ARE ■[fll CLUES TO SUICIDE? ■KA The following are some things to watch that HM ■ya might be a forewarning. R±9 A serious change in mood or behavior. I*l A change in habits accompanied by depression. Igfl jU A pre-occupation with one's health, along with a HR loss of energy. | a a Insomnia and change in sleep patterns. A sudden decline in economic status via serious business reversal. A break in a close relationship. Hl An older person whose life style is suddenly ■al changed or who is abruptly left alone. |E| YOl OR YOl R DOCTOR CAN PHONE VS |S| when you need a delivery. We will deliver I*l promptly without extra charge A great many Hi people rely on us for their health needs. We welcome requests for delivery service and charge IM accounts. El 227*7772 H jjl Neel’s Pharmacy ■S3 409 E. Solomon St., Griffin. Go. ■■■ “Dea*t Say Drag Store. Say Neel’s Pharaaacy.” MS Riddle on backup. Former Elvis drummer, D.J. Fontana and Little Jimmy Dimpsey were two of the better known studio musicians who played for the singer. Henry has a band locally. Sliver City, and he and his group play for local clubs. Jimmy L. Martin, a member of Silver City, wrote the song “Friend of Mine." “Its not a crying country type tune,” Henry said. The song is about a man Daniel over its previous size. George Zater is the number one assistant manager and Greg Wellmaker is the number two assistant. whose best friend causes his wife to leave him for the friend. Worldwide Records will distribute the record which is on sale locally. “We hope this record will give us a start; we will cut another one real soon to back this one up,” Henry said. He and his wife, Shirley, hope the record will make it into the repetoires of some of the more celebrated country music singers. As a result, he will get even more exposure. YOU GET ALL OF THESE.... Mien You Shop in Griffin "Give Griffin A Try The Griffin And You'll Buy!" Merehaw. Reservoir dam condition reported as excellent Spalding County people and those living in neighboring counties who live on Head’s Creek and the Flint River south of the city of Griffin reservoir have been assured the dam at the reservoir is in excellent condition. Harry Simmons, superin tendent of the Water Depart ment, said the dam at the reservoir has steel pilings reinforcing it. Simmons also said the Griffin area has had rainfall heavier than that of the past few days and the dam withstood the rainfall then. He also said there has been no problem with the dam and he does not expect any. The dam at Toccoa Falls that broke Sunday backed an 80-acre lake. The city’s billion gallon raw water reservior in Spalding County backs up a 325-acre S' Sean David Foster celebrated his first birthday with a party at his home. A clown cake, ice cream and punch were served to the guests. Attending were: Shelly and Airman Varnadoe is promoted Preston T. Varnadoe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Varnadoe, Jr. of Route One, Griffin, has received his first promotion in the U.S. Air Force. Varnadoe, promoted to air man recently completed technical training at Sheppard AFB, Tex., and is now assigned l lake. The heavy rains caused the level in the reservoir and the Flint River to rise, but did not pose any danger to life. Simmons also said the dam in the Flint River is supported by steel. The city of Griffin receives its water from the river and the reservoir. Thirty-seven people were killed when the dam at the Kelly Barnes Lake broke and a wall of water 30-feet high roared through Toccoa Bible College and the Toccoa Falls com munity. “As far as I know, we do not have any farm dams in Spalding County in any danger,” H. D. “Shorty” Garrison of the Soil Con servation Service said. “If anyone in our area has a Happy birthday! Sean Foster Kandy Bannister, Rhonda and Kristy Chappell, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Foster (grandparents), Mrs. Debbie Bannister, Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Chappell, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Foster (parents) and the honoree. at Moody AFB, Ga. He serves as an aircraft maintenance specialist with a unit of the Tactical Air Command. Airman Varnadoe is a 1975 graduate of Griffin High School. His wife, Gayle, is the daughter of Mrs. Anite Brown of 623 Beize Street, Griffin. dam he has doubts about, I would be glad to take a look at it and make recommendations,” he said. Garrison said dams con structed under the supervision of the Soil Conservation Service were designed to handle the water flow from the area and any amount of rainfall. “Extra precautions are taken where a dam is constructed above a road or where they would be any danger to people downstream in the case of breakage,” he said. “We have very few dams in our county that would pose any danger to lives. The largest farm pond we have in the county is 35 acres, nothing like the size of the one where the dam broke near Toccoa,” he said. Garrison said farmers are in charge of their own ponds and dams and generally want to keep them in good condition because of their investment in construction of the pond and dam. Some of the old dams may have defective pipes, but Garrison feels none of these would cause breakage of the dams. ■Your |Go°d keigHßor DICK HYATT 523 East Taylor St. Phone 227-2188 ■ See him lor all your family ■ insurance needs. 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