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Page 16 _ Waterloo gnome, Wednesday! March 5, 1975 iiECEEliEEE3! Goodthinqshe-temaHttetdn. 884-1210 SAUNA HEAT SALE 380 King St. North, Waterloo, Ont. N2J 223 -- -- - __ -- -s / $1) $100 w, 'fi'?? mm I OFF ALL I . _ I PRE-FAB I SAUNAS _ j A .‘ L, 5:7 - D CY 0 J0 CYCLE PALACE HI). COMPTON MOTORS LIMITED _ Just Seconds Off the Parkway at Frederick St Exits The exciting new Mercedes- Benz 300 Diesel is the refinement of nearly four decades of experience in the design and manufacture of Diesel automobiles. The 300 D offers a combination of values never before equalled in a Diesel. It has a new five cylinder engine that provides more power and a smoother performance without sacrificing economy of operation. It has a newly luxurious interior. And it has the roadability created by thirty years of Daimler-Benz safety engineering. Economy. performance, luxury and safety. _ .this is the Mercedes-Benz 300 Diesel. It is the car whose time has come! . THE WORLD'S FIRST FIVE - CYLINDER DIESEL Honda Sales and Service 2"iri'i'ii',' 15/ , products For further details and Information come and see us at , 1 a Paulandet an. kitchens: 885-1 7 , , 632 Victoria St. North 576-1370 MERCEDES - BENZ Pictures from air takerrrith infras Leroy Maheux. engineer- ing technician. dons a hel- met he designed himself, picks uit his camera loaded with infrared film, gets into a small aeroplane and takes pictures of the schools from about 3,000 feet in the air. The Waterloo County Board of Education has a unique system for spotting leaks in school roofs. When the film is develop- ed, the areas where water and moisture have seeped into the roof and underlying insulation will appear as dark spots. Realms-l news and views Mr. Maheux hit upon this idea several years ago and received board permission to start shooting in the spring of 1973 said Mr. William Keith, administra- tor of maintenance and construction: "This method really saves a lot of money. Before, we had to inspect each roof manually at a cost of about $30 to $40 a roof and we hive 70 acres of school roofs in the system. "Now it costs only about $30 to rent the plane and pilot while Mr. Maheux photographs the school." - When the photographs are developed the entire roof can be seen at a glance with Board has unique system for spotting leaks in roofs the slightest damp spot clearly visible. Mr. Maheux usually flies in a Cessna 172. with the door removed. This enables him to shoot almost straight The _ deadline for obtaining 1975 car. licence stickers has been extended to March " from Feb. 28 because of mail service problems ca us- ed by strikes by the Public Service Alli- ance of Canada, a spokesman for the provincial govern- ment said last week. Police are being notified not to giv e tickets for expired plates or licences. Drivers' licences that expire Feb. 20 and March 31 will be considered valid until March 31 and the transportation minis- try could even consid- er a further extension if the strike starts again. Extend date for licences [EASINO ALSO AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT COMPTON LEASING INC. down at the school. But with the door off, the noise from the engine made it impossible to give the pilot instructions and look into the ieamera at the same time. Mr. Maheux solved that problem by designing his own helmet. It contains ear- phones, one to hear the pilot and the other to hear the sound of the camera motor, the shutter cocking and the film advancing. Mr. _Maheux recently de- loped a new system in {Such the camera is mount- loped a new fitiili, camel ed the out; plane. c, - The photographs also held a surprise for Mr. Maheux and Mr. Keith. The shots show the state of health of the surrounding grass and trees. "It's an unexpected plus," said Bill Keith, "that we can help out the grounds main- tenance staff. " The photographs will help conserve energy too. Wet, leaky roofing cannot hold in heat or air conditioning. “Now." he said “we will be able to get shots at Sit degrees while the plane flies horizontally over the schools," Mr. Maheux and Mr. Keith both called the photography the outside of the "an important investigative True it indicates where the trouble lies but in order to pinpoint the exact spot and how deep the spot goes, infrared photography must be combined with a moni- toring system which will measure heat moisture and roof movement. Several school roofs have recently been equipped with such a monitoring system. The problem is that most of today's schools have flat roofs which are supposed to be impervious to water. However they are subjected to tremendous temperature differences - often as much as 200 degrees fahrenheit in summer - between the outer and inner surface. Water seeps in, freezes in the winter, and creates more water and damage. In the past, the board al- located only $75,000 a year for roof repair on the assumption that the average roof will last 50 years be- fore it needs replacing. Because modern roofing materials have not proved to be that durable, in fact last- ing only about 10 years. trus- tees last year voted an ex- panded budget of $150,000 for roof maintenance. Hydro will seek support for museum Hydro personnel from the Twin Cities will ap- proach Ontario Hydro for support of the proposed regional museum. it was announced at a meeting in Waterloo Wednesday. Waterloo hydro com- mission treasurer Don Black said the museum, proposed for Waterloo Region last August, will depend on Ontario Hydro support. He said plans for the museum will not be completed until Hydro de- termines the financial ttttp- port it will give. Residents will get plan copies Residents of Waterloo Re- gion will receive the final version of the regional offi- cial plan-probably in May. The last version of the plan. mailed out as Con- estoga Wagon, came in for a lot of criticism by region residents, Most of the complaints charged the writing style and planning language made it almost un- intelligible Regional planning com- mittee last week voted another $10,000 to cover the mailing of a copy of the re- vised edition to every house- holder in the region.