The Oshawa Times, 17 Sep 1960, p. 39

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trickle from the pipeline to the 'customers many hundreds of miles distant, Gas enters a compressor station from the main pipeline and flows 'through the suction and intake valve and station line, It then goes once more through a cleansing pro- cess to rid it of impurities like scale, 'dirt or rust, It then flows into the compressor where its pressure is in- creased about 25 to 50 per cent, and is ready to flow through the oo ~ p es 2 Re i fa Rolling farm land was a welcome sight after long stretch of rock, musked pipeline to the next compressor 'station, More compressor stations are be- ing built and by the end of 1961 there will be 27 such stations on the 2,290 mile pipeline between Alberta and Montreal. Each compressor station on the Trans-Canada Pipe Line system is a community in itself, operating 24 hours a day, with the main purpose of keeping the natural gas moving. It consists of four main buildings 'housing the compressor and its power plant, a utility building, a meter building and an administra-. tion center, The people who operate 'the station live in nearby homes in a model community, The station is in constant radio communication with all parts of the system, and also has telephone connections to all buildings and homes in the com- munity as well as with long dis- tance lines where possible, The gas leaves the pipeline at] various points to feeder lines which: lead to the town, village or city to be served by the local gas distri- bution system. On its way it passes through a "city gate" or metering station where it is measured by the Trans-Canada Pipe Line organiza- tion as well as the distributor buy- ing the gas. Depending on local re-. quirements, the gas passes through a series of regulators which reduce the pressure in steps down to the gentle flow at the burner in the consumer's home, : NEW WESTINGHOUSE AUTOMATIC GAS CLOTHES DRYERS Styled to match the exclusive Westinghouse Laundromat Model DBA-3ON "Model DBA-30N 8 PROGRAM GAS DRYER CUSTOM 8 PROGRAM COMPUTER--The "'brain centre" of the Custom Gas Dryer, that provides new and convenient uses for your dryer--simply and automatically, Sets up and carries out 8 individual drying programs, Yet all you do is select the program you want, then set ONE dial, Separate programs for: ® automatic dry--regular fabrics ® automatic dry -- fine fabrics ® automatic wash-n-wear fabrics e damp dry (all fabrics) ® blankets ® wrinkle remover ® low heat drying ® air fluff, 3 TEMPERATURE GAS DRYER The perfect companion to the new LGA-30 Laundromat, This new gas dryer is styled to match the washer perfectly, to give you the laundry centre of your dreams in appearance as well as performance. THREE DRYING TEMPERATURES <Beparaty settings for regular, low-heat or air fluff drying, to dry everything from towels to plastic or rubber items 'at just the right temperature each requires, AUTOMATIC TIME CONTROL--Just set the length of time the dryer is to operate, and it shuts off automatically as soon as time is up. L

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