The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas • Page 15

SPECIAL SECTION BLYTHEVUXE OURIER NEWS MR BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS. MONDAY, MAY 31, 1954 Keep Cool with Air Check This Special Section for Values in Air Conditioners and Complete Information in Regard to Economically Let Reddy Kilowatt, bring you Enjoy Life Many Things Govern Size of Unit You Need When you spend a dollar, whether it's for comfort, convenience or necessity or a combination or the three you, like most Americans, ask yourself that important question, "How and Whore can I get the most for my money? And ft room air conditioner, like most other modern appliances, is a piece of equipment you'll be enjoying- for several years not just a few months; so you'll want to know as much as you can about not only its original cost, but also its operating cost and the proper size to buy in to get peak efficiency. Tha job of selecting a room air conditioner has become relatively easy because of the number of "name brands" sold by the many reliable dealers here. the proper sine and the particular st.ylin.R- best suited to blend in with your present home furnish Inc. appear to be the important factors next for your consideration.

This word of advice from a recent issue of McCnlls Magazine may be of help to you in selecting the air conditioner best suited for your needs: "Although a window air conditioner is extremely easy to install and operate, it is an appliance you should buy from a dealer of proved reputation on sales and service. The units come in four sixes: 1'3, 3 '4 and i horsepower. But the size you need is not. governed by the size of your room alone. You must consider the climate in which you live how well your house is insulated, the exposure of the room to be cooled.

"Be sure to have competent advice on all these factors." Select Proper Size The 113-horsepower unit, available in most popular makes. Is ordinarily adequate for the job if the total room area is 200 square feet or less. The S-horsepower size handles approximately 300 square feet, and the 3J4 horsepower size around I 400 square feet. For extra large with 600.square, feet, for 1-horsepower unit is required. Since even small bedroom flOx- 10.

for instance) contains over a i hundred times the number of cubic feet in a seven-foot refrigerator, and since the modern refrigerator is an almost air-tight completely-insulated it's easy to understand why a room air conditioner is going to cast you more to operate than a refrigerator. But, even at that, where else could you better spend that quarter to a half dollar than for whole day's cooling comfort afforded by that room air conditioner? Exactly how much it's going "to cost you to run your new room air conditioner -depends, of course, on all the above factors plus the climate conditions. The temperature during the day and night. The insulation in your home. Whether the room faces the south or west.

How many hours per day the unit is in operation. Whether or not it is thermostatically controlled. However, when you're spending your money for comfort and convenience a few pennies a day can mean a big difference in hoxv much you're going to enjoy the hot summer months ahead. If you want to know more about the operating costs before you buy, why not talk it over with your electric company representative, who'll be glad to make a free estimate for you based on the actual conditions enumerated above. Houseful of Pianos SAN FERNANDO, Calif, Iva Mend, a social service worker, naked the man of the house for his name.

"Piano," he said. "Your first nfime?" she asked. "Parlor," he said. "Really?" she asked. "Really-" the man replied- So she wrote "Mr.

Parlor Piano." "Any children?" she Inquired. "Just one," the answer came. "And it's first name, please." "Well, to save you time. Ill get out the birth certificate," Piano said. The name on the certificate "Grand Piano." WITH AN AIK COHDITIONfK Beat the Heat this summer with an automatic electric room air conditioner See Your Electric Appliance Dealer Today Ark-Mo Power Co.

this Slimmer with a Modern, AUTOMATIC COMFORT! AIR CONDIT SEE your friendly electric appliance dealer today and select the room air conditioner best suited for your needs. Many makes and models for you to choose in style and appearance to fit perfectly with your present home furnishings. Low monthly or weekly payment plans make it easy for you to enjoy the cooling comfort of a modern automatic electric air conditioning unit without a big outlay of ready cash. Visit your appliance dealer today and see for yourself how easy it is to enjoy AUTOMATIC COMFORT this summer. Let Reddy Kilowatt bring you RELIEF FROM THE HEAT during the hot summer months ahead.

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