Think Safety! It’s Fire
Inobservance of Fire Prevention Week, October 9-15, the Fieidcrest
y Department urges aii employees to take note of the following in-
itiaiion.)
of the best ways to warn a family of fire in the home is to install
''>'6 detectors.
year in the U.S. more than 5,000 people died in home fires—ap-
f^noately 15 every 24 hours. More than half of these lives could have
6st victims were warned of the impending disaster. Since
fed f occur at night while the family is asleep, there is a
fa lire *^®vice to awaken the occupants of a home should there
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boi smoke detectors were not common equipment to most
■ Now they are required in all homes purchased with loans
FHA or VA. Some states require them in all new homes.
Week (Oct. 9-15)
Basically, there are two types of smoke detectors on the market to
day, the photoelectric and the ionization types. The photoelectric type
contains a central chamber with a light beam directed away from an
“electric eye.” When smoke enters the chamber it scatters the light
and some of the light beams activate the electric eye which sounds the
alarm.
The ionization type detector contains a radioactive source that allows
some electricity to flow within the chamber. When the smoke enters the
chamber it hampers the the flow of electricity. This current reduction
sets off the alarm. The proper placement of detectors in the home is
crucial. They should be placed near potential sources of fire and near
bedrooms where .they can be heard. If the house is iarge, it would be
wise to get the advice of an expert in smoke alarm installation.
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James Thomasson
^hiy Minter
Terry, Jr.
Our
Children
James Bradley Thomasson was
born August 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Jay
Thomasson. His father works at
Karastan Rug Mill and his mother,
Vicki, works at Karastan Service
Center. His grandmother, Irene
Soyars, works in the Purchasing
Department at the General Offices.
His grandmother, Gladys
Thomasson, is a retiree from the
Blanket Finishing Mill.
Bonnie Jean Ellison was born July
22 to Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Ellison.
Her mother, Doris, and grand
mother, Jean Powell, work at the
Blanket Finishing Mill. Her uncle
and aunt, Michael and Pamela
Ellison, work at Karastan Rug Mill
and Karastan Service Center,
respectively
Chasity Dawn Chavis, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin T. Davis, was
born August 3. Her mother, Lizzie,
works in Winding Department at the
Laurel Hill Yarn Mill.
David Wiley Pegram, age IVz
months, is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wiley Gray Pegram. His mother,
Pat, works in the Personnel Depart
ment at Foremost Screen Print.
Amy Diane Minter, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Minter,
recently celebrated her first
birthday. Her grandmothers.
Evelyn Brown and Grace Minter,
work at the Bedspread Finishing
Mill and Draper Sheeting Mill, res
pectively.
Sean Clay McBride is the seven-
month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Don
McBride. His grandmother, Pauline
McBride, works at the Blanket
Greige Mill. His aunt, Karen Tuttle,
works in Data Processing at the
General Offices.
James (Jimmy) J. Terry, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Terry,
celebrated his fourth birthday
August 14 at the home of his aunt,
Irene Thornton, who works at the
Bedspread Finishing Mill office. His
father works in the Packaging
Department at that mill.
Vernon Walters, III is the 11-
month-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Walters, Jr. His father is a
sample dyer at Laurel Hill Carpet
Mill. His grandfather, Vernon
Walters, Sr., is a superintendent in
the Finishing Department at that
mill.
Bryant Lee Byrd, 8, and Jason
Lane Byrd, 3, are the sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard L. Byrd. Their
mother, Karen, is secretary to the
customer service manager at the
Blanket Finishing Mill. Their grand
father, Nathan Agee, is a loom fixer
at the Bedspread Greige Mill.
Vernon Walters, III
Bryant Byrd
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David Pegram
Jason Byrd