__qli Bl II O NATURAL GAS 1AIlO^UMA ATA THE HEADLINES BIG TAMPA BUILDER SCORES ON FIRST JOB-GOES FOR TWOI Skyline Homebuilders, Inc., long- time successful West Coast builders, launched their first natural gas development, College Village, near Tampa's U. of So. Florida last August. Plans for 300 homes in three years included natural gas built-in ranges and ovens, water heaters, central heating, ducted for eventual air conditioning, gas- lights and patio grills. With thirty-six homes already finished, and plans for completion telescoped to two years, Skyline has started another new Tampa subdivision with the same lineup of natural gas services from Peoples Gas System. NATGAS WATER HEATER KEEPS 400 SKIPPERS IN HOT WATER. Over 400 visiting yachtsmen and their crews who berthed in Sarasota's million-dollar Marina Mar last season had no hot water problems. A single Ruud natural gas water heater took care of everything-showers, dockside shops, a Galley snack bar and the 300-seat "Upper Deck" restaurant-which incidentally uses natural gas for range, oven and broiler in its smartly modern kitchen. \ GOLD FAUCETS IN SWANK CLUB SPOUT NATGAS HOT WATER. When Miami's ultra-ultra Palm Bay Club installed gold bathroom fixtures, it served notice that only the very best of everything would be provided to its socialite patronage. So how do they cook, heat water, warm the swimming pool, light the extensive marina and grounds? With natural gas, naturally! "CLEAN, DEPENDABLE, SAFE" SO BIG JAX NURSING HOME BUYS Following the lead of hundreds of hospitals and health-oriented institutions, Jacksonville's big, new Eartha White Nursing Home installed two 1,500,000 BTU per hour boilers for heating, added two 1,000,000 BTU units for hot water, rounded out a "clean sweep" with all-gas kitchen facilities. Florida Gas stressed clean- liness, dependability and safety as essential in institutions caring for sick and disabled. OLD SAN FRANCISCO SHOWPLACE BRINGS GASLIGHT ERA TO FT. LAUDERDALE. Only the decor in Homer Weimer's Old San Francisco Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale dates back to the "Gay Nineties." Everything else is completely new and modern, from the gleaming, spanking-clean all- gas kitchen to the battery of four 9-ton Bryant natural gas air conditioners, and the high-speed Ruud hot water system. Peoples Gas had no problem convincing owner Weimer-he was already sold on natural gas from his Pacific Coast operations. NATURAL GAS IS GOOD BUSINESS FOR STETSON BUSINESS SCHOOL New home of Stetson University's School of Business will have natural gas central heating-one of nine new systems being supplied at the Deland school by Florida Home Gas Company. Other new systems are in the new men's dormitory and the Sigma Nu Fraternity House. Gas heating in six other buildings replaces oil. NATURAL GAS SPELLS EFFICIENCY IN ANY LANGUAGE. Latin flavor of Miami's Cuban community reflected in new Florida Gas customers there: Wayjoy Cuban Baker with new gas oven; same for Fernandez Bakery; two Rita Coin Laundries switching from 5 S HAWBA L.P. to natural gas; natural gas cooker for Giralda Meat Provisions, Inc.; cooking and fESR'w/f water heating in swank Les Violin's Supper Club; Camaguey Sportswear with a new steam boiler. SPEAKING OF SUDDEN DEATH . TWO MONTHS, THEN CURTAINS! After one of the shortest experiences on record two months Dudley Funeral Home of New Smyrna Beach moved out eight tons of brand new electric air conditioning and replaced it with natural gas. Continuing the trend to natural gas, South Florida Natural Gas also signed up Tom & Marion's Bar-B-Que. CUISINE OF MANY NATIONS UNITED IN MIAMI WITH NATURAL GAS. Valenti's famous Italian restaurant has enlarged its all-gas kitchen and added 14 gaslights. New Wan's Mandarin House prepares its Chinese cuisine in an all-gas setup. Scanda House's brand new Swedish Smorgasbord adds another nationality to the natgas parade, and on Miami Beach, the celebrated French cuisine of Le Parisien continues to win awards for its "flavorful flame" delights. NATIONAL PUBLICATION COMBATS FLAMELESSS" PROPAGANDA. Produced by American Gas Association, a new booklet faces facts in the comparison of gas vs. electric service. Pointing out that there is potential danger in any energy source, the booklet concludes that only the misuse of the service causes trouble. As evidence that flame, under proper control, can be even less hazardous than a non-flame energy source, the AGA cites Washington, D. C. records showing a ratio of electric meters to gas meters of 1.1 to 1, whereas the ratio of electric fires to fires attributed to gas was 26 to 1. Reproduction of information contained in this advertisement is authorized without restric- tion by the Florida Natural Gas Association, S. Dixie & Fern St., West Palm Beach, Florida.