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Fire Prevention Week
National Fire Prevention
V.'eek will be observed Oct.
4-10. The theme is EDITH
Exit DrUIs in the Home.
The Cleveland County Fire
men’s Association would
like to remind our citizens
of the necessity of pre
planning a fire in their
homes.
During 1980, 6,505 lives
were lost by fire in the
United States. 5,446 of these
lives were lost in residen
tial fires. This is the
reason for our concern in
the home fire problems.
There has been a general
decrease in these home fat
alities over the past few
years, but still much can
be done to drop this figure
even lower.
Installing smoke de
tectors and preparing afire
escape plan for the home
could mean the difference
in life or death in a fire
situation. TTie smoke de
tector is a simple warning
device to arouse family
members and give them
time to escape. These de
vices p-ovide great
protection for the low cost
involved. Some can be pur
chased for as low as $10.00.
The smoke detector can
wake you up, but it cannot
get you out of a house.
You must have an escape
plan to give your family
members a plan of action
to follow. Follow the simple
steps listed below:
(a) Draw a diagram of
your home and indicate the
doors and windows. The
best exit is the regular
exit, the door, but if the
fire blocks this exit then a
window rnustbeusefi. Check
the window to make sure
you can escape safely.
(b) Post the d:agram in
the hom^soa'lfamdymem-
bers will become fam'Uar
with it.
(c) Designate a meeting
place outside the home so
everyone will be accounted
for. Emphasize that no noe
is to go back inside the
burning house.
(d) Call the fire depart
ment from a neighbor’s
telephone.
This planning must be
done with all mem'.ers of
the family present. During
the discussion, instruct
them to crawl on their hands
and knees to avoid the pois
onous smoke that rises, and
to test a tloor for heat before
opening it. You must have
a signal which will be used
if an emergency arises.
This signal can be a whistle,
bell, or any type signal
which alerts them to the
emergency.
Alter you have made the
escape plan for your home,
then practice it to make sure
it is a workable plan.2
Fire Departments are doing
everything possible in p’e-
serving safety to life from
fire in Cleveland County.
Now you can continue that
trend of lifesaving by acting
now and firmly resolving
to educate your family for
a fire emergency in your
home.
The Boiling Springs City
firemen will have a demo
stration Oct. 7, at the Cleve
land Fair. The grandstand
show will get underway at
8 pjn. and is free of charge.
CAlttPlI ,
ML YEAR ROUND
BY BOB NESOFF
NCn
BUND}
NATIONAL PARKS
NEED ATTENTION
In the continuing con
troversy between Interior
Secretary Janies Watt
and such groups as the
Sierra Chib, the main
point of contention seems
to be whether we should
improve the parklands we
have today or continue ac
quiring new lands for the
fotuie.
This is one situation
where both sides are ri|^t
and finding an accqitable
middle ground is gmng
to be a nearly impossible
task.
Both sides agree that
what has happened to
parks, as exemplified by
the likes of Yosemite,
needs immediate atten
tion. Increased use has
made Yosemite and other
national parks take on the
appearance of an urban
shopping mall during sale
days.
You can't see the trees
for the car tops and litter
has increased by the ton.
Coming along on the heels
of these problems has
been a sharp increase in
vandalism and outright
crime in the pariis.
The Interior Depart
ment. which at one time
concerned itself only with
the likes of Yellowstone
and Yosemite, now has
and operates parks in
unlikely locations such as
New York City.
Watt’s contention is
that the Department
should get out of urban
locations and concentrate
on its traditional areas.
He also contends that
rapid expansion should
either slow down or halt
until budget considera
tions and manpower shor
tages permit a proper
managing of all its areas.
The Sierra Club wants
to continue obtaining
lands now befcHe they are
develcqied and destroyed
f(»«ver.
Frankly, it’s hard to
argue with their conten
tions because it’s impossi
ble to reclaim a tract of
homes for a wildmness
area or to take down a
shf^ping center and re
turn deer and chipmunks.
But on the otW hand,
if the Dq[>artment con
tinues to purchase new
lands with its meager
funds, it will have to
seriously cut back on per
sonnel from other areas
where supervision and
management are crucial.
The high cost of living
has created a Catch-22
situation for the environ
ment. As a Boy Scout I
remember hiking a wood
ed area in Woodmere.
Long Island, N.Y., and
watdiing turtles and fish
in a small, clear stream.
Today that tract is still
called Woodmere Woods,
but the only trees are
growing on the narrow
strip between front lawn
and curb.
It’s progress and it’s
necessary. Preservation is
necessary also. But where
the happy median bet
ween the two rights lies is
a question that may be
beyond our grasp today.
© 1981. McNaught Synd.
Foothills View, October 1, 1981, Page 5
That Coordinated Decorating Look. . .And How To Get It
Everywhere you look, liv
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and even the bathrooms and
kitchens of America are get
ting the coordinated treat
ment that top decorators
have given their clients for
years. Now you can afford
to do it yourself. Wall cov
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can be mixed and matched
for a personal, sophisticated
look that’s easy and inex
pensive to achieve.
Even as Americans are
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tal, etc., whether a room is
being refreshed, refurbished
or decorated for the first
time.
To put together a coor
dinated room, think first of
color. Choose a basic color
that will complement your
decor, that you like and
find easy to live with. Look-
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This bright country style kitchen is decorated with
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magazines and in sample matching solids to make the pecially if a lighter shade is
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Next, think of design, e^ecially in a deeper tone and for draperies, if you
Decide just how coordi- is called for, a peelable wall- wish.
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optimiun could include may be more practical when the coordinated look is
walls, drapes, upholstery, ta- it comes time to redecorate, what you want it to be. It’s
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terns. Choose what you paint mu^ be eitiber re- choices—and the compli-
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