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Thur« . Oct 11. 1979 (Sec 1) SANDY (O re ) POST 7 Peddlers face tougher codes O j íí; IB V. A new idw effective Wednesday, Oct. 3, requires a follow-up signed contract for magazine sales made over the telephone and w ill r e q u ir e te le p h o n e salespeople to fully explain why they are calling within the first 30 seconds of the conversation. C aroline W ilkins, Con sum er Services D ivision administrator, said the new law is a m ajor step in p r o v id in g consum er protection for persons who buy magazines and periodicals over the phone. The law says the seller must send a written contract to the buyer, who must sign and return the contract, before L W 4 the magazine sale becomes binding. “ Consumers now w ill have a chance to look more closely at a magazine deal that sounds too good to be true over the telephone,” Ms. Wilkins said. The division sought the legislation last winter when reports of losses from magazine deals in the $200 to $250 range were being received every third day by the agency, she added. The new law also requires any person who solicits customers by telephone to state within the first 30 seconds the salesperson's name and who he-she represents; the purpose of the contact; and an easily- BPW breakfast Sunday N a t io n a l B u s in e s s Women’s Week w ill kick off in Sandy with a breakfast for the Sandy Business and Professional Women’s Club Sunday, Oct. 14, at TJ’s Restaurant. Photo by Dan Dillon Pedestrian injured Saudy F Ire D istrict and Alpine Ambulance work urgently administering first-aid treatment to John Hinton of Sandy. Hinton was struck Tuesday p” ! ? * br " ' ,ehlc!* “ l,e was cro” ta8 Beers Street. He was taken to Gresham Community Hospital where he was listed In critical condition with severe head injuries. June St. C la ir, state president, w ill be guest of honor and bring greetings from the Oregon Federation, according to Sara Berger, p u b lic ity chairm an. The breakfast w ill begin at 9 a.m. Mobile home fire hazards fade “ The m obile-m anufact ured housing industry has been getting a bum rap’ on the fire safety issue for too long,’ ’ accordm gtoa leading spokesman for the mobile home industry. W alter L. Beetling, president of the Manufac tured Housing In stitu te (MH1), said the average consumer should know that all mobile homes are built according to Department of Housing and Urban Developm ent standards. Those standards require m anufacturers to include fire safety features not mandated for conventional homes, he said. The safety features are not always enough to prevent a financial disaster, however. “ Much lighter construction” is the difference, according to J im G allagher, fire prevention officer for Sandy Fire District. “ When you’ve had a fire in a mobile home, i t ’s generally a total loss,” he said. Rebuilding around fire damage in a conventional home is much easier. Benning said, “ T oday’s mobile-manufactured homes comes with egress o- pop out windows in every bedroom and smoke detectors.” The M H I spokesman continued, “ A National Fire Association survey shows an eight to 10 percent decrease in the number of fires in manufactured homes while fire s in other types of residences have increased.” Benning also cited California’s record on fire safety in mobile manufac tured homes.,’ The statistics show that there is a fire in one out of every 132 con v e n tio n a l s in g le - fa m ily dwellings, while, on the other hand, there is a fire oc curence in only one out of every 372 mobile homes.” Those statistics can be deceiving. “ There are piany more people in standard residences, so there’s that much more chance of an occurrence,” Gallagher said. The leading cause of mobile home fires, locally and around the country, is fa u lty e le c tric a l w irin g , Gallagher said. The homes used to be wired exclusively with aluminum wire. That has changed, he said. Now mobile homes have a pig-tail” which is a special copper attachment at the outlet. The problem with aluminum wiring is its lack of resiliency, according to Gallagher. When it gets hot, it shrinks and can cause shorting, grounding or ar- cing. “The present construction and safety standards for the m anufacture of m obile m anufactured homes are adequate and contain the necessary fire safety requirem ents fo r safe housing," Benning said. With the newer standards, aluminum wiring problems have been averted. “ But there are a lot of older homes, so we’re still living with them,” Gallagher said. At 11 a.m. the group will attend worship services at the Sandy Assembly of God Save Fuel This W in te r! i Church. The Oct. 17 fireside meeting w ill be held at 8 p.m. at the home of I^ani Staab, 12940 SE Lani I sane, Boring. Janet Powell, Parkrose president, spoke at the Oct. 3 dinner meeting. She stressed that while a member has an investment of money, time and energy, she receives widened horizons in the business world, makes new friendships and im proves skills in communication. Judy Grant, attorney, and Arlene Shank, owner of Calico Country, were guests. understood description of the goods or services being of fered. The salesperson also must ask the potential buyer in that time whether he or she would like to listen to the sales presentation and must immediately stop the con versation if the buyer doesn’t want to listen. A sim ilar law is already in existance for door-to-door sales. The bill, passed by the Oregon Legislature, was signed by Governor Atiyeh July 21. GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED Country Park Apartments FOR THE ELDERLY 62 years or older ¿ mb - Now Taking Pre-applications To be b u ilt in n e a r fu tu re in Sandy A ll u tilitie s fu rn is h e d e xce p t tele p h o n e NAME ADDRESS Send to Montgomery Development P.0. 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