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— Griffin Daily News Friday, April 1,1977
Here’s how
Smoke alarm can protect the home
By VIVIAN BROWN
AP Newsfeatures
A small fire in the home can
emphasize the enormous job of
protecting the family from
fire’s big killer, smoke in
halation.
That was one woman’s ex
perience when she froze at the
sight of three-foot-high flames
leaping from a frying pan and
licking her cupboards.
“It all happened so fast. I
had forgotten about the oil in
the pan and had left the room
for only a few seconds. What if
I had taken a nap — I shiver
when I think of the heavy
smoke and oily webs that were
left on the ceiling within that
few minutes before I smothered
the fire.”
Now she wants a fire alarm
and asks how you choose one.
Which type is best? How long
do they last?
These questions were put to
Jim Miller, president of Inter
matic, makers of many kinds
of home security devices and
several kinds of smoke alarms
that are “not different from
others that also have the UL
(Underwriters Laboratories)
seal of approval,” he says.
“If you are using one smoke
alarm — and one would do for
a house of about 1,000 square
feet — it is best to put it in the
stairwell near the bedrooms.
You must be able to hear it.”
A second alarm could be in
stalled in a family room if ex
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vises. And some people like to
put extra ones outside sleeping
areas that are spread out. If
there are several stories in the
house, the alarms could be in
stalled at the top of each stair
way leading to a bedroom.
Although Miller makes both
the photoelectric alarm that
plugs into an outlet and the io
nization alarm that can be put
on the ceiling with two
screws, he uses the ion model
in his own home at Spring
Grove, 111., “because it works a
bit faster and time is important
in a fire.” Smoke alarms give
early warning at a time when
the invisible products of com
bustion are being released and
even before the smoke or smol
dering stage.
The alarm is an irritating,
beeping whine which should
disturb even a heavy sleeper.
And if there is a dog, there will
be a double alert — most dogs
howl when the alarm sounds.
“Until a few years ago there
were only expensive thermal
sensors that would cost in the
thousands to install. When a
fire starts it is not very hot,
usually, except directly above
the fire, so a number of these
sensors would be needed to
adequately protect a home.
“The ion dual chamber
smoke alarm was a tech
nological breakthrough because
it senses the change in the air.
You don’t need little sensors.
One smoke alarm can do a
good job,” he explains.
Fire experts have estimated
that more than half of all
deaths from fire are due to
smoke inhalation, rather than
to heat and flames, Miller
points out. In Chicago where
many big fires have occurred,
the city council is considering
legislation that would require
smoke detectors in apartment
houses of more than six units.
There are also alarms that can
be wired into house voltage.
“It is important to test an
alarm before it is put on the
ceiling,’’ Miller cautions.
“When batteries are low a
chirping sound will emanate
from the alarm.” Batteries
should last a year or more.
Will cigar and pipe smoke
trigger the alarm? Probably
not, Miller says, but if you
have a smoke-filled room of
people, you could be in for a
little excitement.
We are coming into an era
that may open up other low
cost protective devices in the
home, he adds. Miller recently
became involved in energy con
trol devices because he believes
“the house of the future will
not have every room heated all
the time.We will heat rooms
when we want to use them,”no
different perhaps from our co
lonial ancestors who used fire
places. Miller is touting a light
weight portable heater — in
vented by an Israeli — that can
be carried to rooms for supple
mentary heating or used to
heat quickly small rooms such
as bathrooms.
Celebrity
auction
Griffinites will have a chance
to own a souvenir from a
famous person when the
Evergreen Garden Club holds
its Celebrity Auction April 9.
The event will get under way
in the Commerical Bank
parking lot at Spalding Square
at 2 p.m., with all proceeds
going toward the restoration of
the Lewis-Mills House.
According to Mrs. Mary Ann
Routh, many famous people
from throughout the United
States have contributed articles
to be auctioned.
Some of them are a peanut
clasp, autographed by
President Jimmy Carter; Ann
Landers’ editing pencil,
complete with her teeth marks;
a pewter ashtray initialed by
Paul Newman; jerseys from
Pepper Rodgers; Carolßumett’s
duster cap; a key chain from
Bob Hope; and many other
items.
There are also autographed
tv scripts, books, records and
pictures, from such celebrities
as Barbara Walters, Johnny
Cash, Ted Knight, Dennis
Weaver, Valarie Harper, Clorls
Leachman, Ed Asner and
Michael Landon.
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Puppet show
Gretel and her brother, Hansel, are unaware of the presence of the witch in this production
of “Hansel and Gretel” by the Vagabond Marionettes. The puppet troupe will perform at
the First United Methodist Church on April 5 at 1 p.m.
Professional puppet troupe
to perform at First Methodist
The Vagabond Marionettes
will be featured in a production
of Hansel and Gretel at the First
United Methodist Church April
5 at 1 p.m.
An admission price of $1 is
required for the performance
by the professional puppet
theatre.
The presentation is sponsored
by the First United Methodist
Play School corporation.
Hansel and Gretel is a famous
story about a boy and a girl lost
in a vast, mysterious forest,
who happen upon a gingerbread
house and a wicked witch.
“This production promises to
be the most exciting program
we have ever toured” states
Vincent Anthony, director of
this puppet troupe.
“We will be featuring some
fantastic effects in this live
play. To start with, the
father of the children will be
played by a live actor and he
will be performing right along
David Jones
completes
training
David Gary Jones, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar B. Jones of
Griffin, is a recent graduate of
Southeastern Academy in
Kissimmee, Fla.
Jones successfully completed
a specialized course in airline
travel career training. He is a
graduate of Griffin High School.
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The management of
Wendy’s Old Fashioned
Hamburgers is very proud
of our employee of the
month for February, 1977.
Susan Massengale,
daughter of Hugh and
Patricia Massengale, was
voted as the most out
standing worker of the
month. She displayed ar
excellent working attitude,
high dependability, and a
talent for learning her job
and responsibility which
earned her this honor.
As a member of the Jr.
class at Griffin High, she
maintains a B average.
with our large hand-crafted
marionettes. We will also
feature a mysterious and
magical “Dance of the
Gingerbread House” when the
witch conjures up her famous
house made up of all goodies
Parents and Educators will
be delighted to know that we
include many educational
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features in the program,
such as lavish settings and
costumes to illustrate
Bavaria in the latter 1800’s and
the melodious background
music from Humperdinck’s
famous opera of “Hansel and
Gretel.” This helps to introduce
children to classical music in a
very painless way,” Anthony
concluded.
When fully operational by
mid-1978, the two-country con
nection of the Inter-American
Telecommunications System
will have a capacity of 960
phone channels and color TV
transmissions, several of which
will be linked to earth satel
lites.
Pet Report
The City Pound reported they
are holding the following dogs
and cats for adoptyion or
reclaim:
SHEPHERD—TYPES, two
shepherd-collie mixed breed
pups, about five to seven
months-old, tan with black
overlay, females; one shepherd
mixed breed male, black and
tan; one shepherd mixed breed,
black and tan, black muzzle and
white blaze on chest; one huge
German shepherd-type male,
solid white, mature, in good
shape, has chain marks around
neck showing slight
discoloration of hair; one
medium size German shepherd
type male, cream to white in
color, mature; and one large
shepherd-Labrador mixed
breed male, grey on muzzle and
small white crest on chest.
CHIHUAHUA-TYPE, one
Chihuahua-type female, fawn
Three make GSC dean’s list
Carla A. Cartledge, Ginger K.
Walker and Mary K. Woodward
made the dean’s list at Georgia
Southern College in Statesboro.
To be eligible for the dean’s
list, a student must have at least
a 3.5 grade point average for the
quarter.
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MISCELLANEOUS, one
mixed breed female, mature,
small black with tan markings;
one mixed breed male, red and
russet with collar and broken
chain around neck; one red
mixed breed chow-type male,
about six-months-old; one black
and white mixed breed female;
one mixed breed male puppy,
black and tan, six to eight
months-old; one mixed breed
male, black and red, six to
eight-months-old; one mixed
breed female, white with black
spots and tickings over body
and one mixed breed male,
white and black.
CAT, one yellow “Morris”-
type cat, mature.
The City Pound is open for
adoption or reclaim from 8 a.m.
ato 4 p.m. during the week and
from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the
weekends.
president of Georgia Southern
College, saluted the GSC dean’s
list students for their
outstanding achievement.
Statesboro businessmen are
recognizing the students for
their winter quarter’s work
through a merchant’s discount
program.
