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About The Bonneville Dam chronicle. (Bonneville, Or.) 1934-1939 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1937)
F r id a y , D e c e m ber si , 1937 TH E B O N N E V IL L E DAM C H R O N IC LE SEVEN ELECTRIC SERVICE WITH SAFETY A * 1 01 , A v O lC l S h n r l f U lJ U U tK __ j H fl 7 ftrd s n d ^ o iu o Nearly everyone at some time has received slight shocks from electri cal equipment without any ill effects. Under particular circumstances, however, shocks can be dangerous and it is important to keep these circumstances in mind and to avoid them. The amount of shock one receives when he touches a piece of defec tive equipment depends upon how good his contact is and the path of the current. When hands are wet the contact is much better than Extension lamp cords fo r under-house outdoor and ga rag e use should be rub ber-sheathed and have gu ards around the lamps. when they are dry because water is a good conductor of electricity. If the insulation of an appliance and its cord are kept in good condition, Reemployment Office Revises Office Hours In order to administer the work of memployment compensation, which goes into effect the first of the year, :he Hood River Reemployment office will, beginning Monday, be open from r a. m. to 6 p. m., it was announced by Mrs. Jimmie Catherwood, local secretary, this week. Unemployment compensation pro vides payments for unemployed workers who have registered, to the ;xtent of weekly benefits one-half >f full-time weekly wage earned in sase year. Payments will not ex ceed $15 nor be less than $7. A qualified and eligible worker nay draw benefits for a maximum CALL B A R T O L M O TOR CO., phone H ood R iv er 1111, fo r service or repairing. tue rad io » UIRflT no/ T h is ¡a one of a sari«* of article* prepared by the Inter» national Association of Electrical Inspector* to encour- age , a fe ty in the ute of electricity in homes. shocks will not be received even though hands are wet, but just for safety’s sake, it is good practice to dry the hands before handling ap pliances connected to the circuit. To make sure that this rule is followed, the best plan is to avoid using ap pliances in locations where water exists, such as close to the bath tub or very close to the kitchen sink. The general rule should be to use appliances far enough away from water faucets so that one can not touch the faucet or the water, and the appliance at the same time. Electric fixtures in bathrooms, which are within arm’s reach, should be of porcelain or other insulating material. The handles of wall switches, the cover plates for such switches and the cover plates for convenience outlets should also be of insulating material. Pendent sockets made of insulating materials are preferable to the metal types in damp locations or in the vicinity of water. Moist basements, cellars with earth floors and underhouse loca tions generally are places where care should be taken in the use of electricity. Even in dry basements there is frequently a quantity of grounded metal present in the form of pipes, wash tubs, heating equip ment, etc., around which care must be observed. Under-house locations frequently are not properly lighted, and when good light is necessary, extension cords must be resorted to. It is worn out and improperly as sembled cords which are responsible for the occasional accidents which occur. Accidents are sometimes reported where extension cords have been of 16 weeks of total unemployment occuring within his benefit year. Before drawing benefits, however, the worker must report to an em ployment agency and accept suitable employment if offered him. Provi sions are made in the act for a work er who voluntarily quits his job or has been discharged for misconduct. Before receiving benefits the work er must have been totally unem ployed for a waiting period of two weeks. used with brass-shelled sockets In cleaning out boilers and furnaces. In such cases, sufficient light is im perative and the only practical way to get the light is by means of an extension cord. Such cords, how ever, should be of sturdy character Mappy * New Yeah 'i ( f'N L. E. Taft & Co. Electrical appliances never should be used in the bathtub. and preferably rubber-sheathed, and the socket should be made of in sulating material with no metal parts exposed. A substantial guard should be used around the lamp bulb. The cord used should carry the label of Underwriters’ Labora tories and should be watched for in juries which may have injured the insulation. If there is any possibility of copper conductors becoming ex posed, the cord should be replaced. If these precautions are observed, extension cords can be used in basements and other under-house or outdoor locations with perfect safety. The same precautions re garding the choice and care of cords for extensions apply to the cords of portable electrical tools. Hood River, Ore, Chamber of Commerce between the hours of 10:00 a. m. and 5:00 p. m., according to a recent announcement released from the secretary of state’s office. All those wishing permits or li censes to drive cars are asked to get in touch with the examiner during these hours. Silo Silas S ez — ♦ If you want the truth about wheth er advertising pays or not, never ask a man who advertised for a wife. ♦ We are told that the 1938 model cars are so perfect that even a fool can drive them. And a lot of fools probably will. R ink To Open Friday Friday evening will see the open ing of the Hood River Skating Rink on the Heights, under management of members of the local Eagles lodge. Renovating has been carried on by lodge members during recent weeks and the building has been sealed on the interior to provide for the com fort of skaters during winter months. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday eve nings have been designated as times when the rink will be open to the public in addition to Sunday after noons from 1 to 6 o’clock. Registration Urged For Soil Conservation ♦ Farmers included in the soil con servation program who have not yet registered were urged this week by County Agent A. L. Marble to get in touch with him before January 15. Soil conservation reports are now being completed in the county agent’s office. “ Under the 1938 program,’’ stated Agricultural labor, domestic ser Marble, “ anyone who has land vice, and some other lines are ex seeded down to soil conserving crops empted employments. is already in compliance and is eli gible to receive a payment for main taining these crops.” It was pointed Raspberries Still that land does not have to be Growing on Knox Tract out newly seeded to come under the pro ♦ visions of this program. Raspberries are still being har vested by George M. Knox on his E X A M IN E R COMING tract one mile east of Hood River. Mr. Knox was proudly display An examiner of operators and ing a branch loaded with berries chauffeurs will be in Hood River Friday which he had plucked that Tuesday, January 4, 1938, at the morning. Seven berries were seen on the branch, red and luscious. Three full blossoms were also to be seen and nine green berries were on the spray, which was only about five inches in length. Knox explains the late bearing by the fact that the berry patch is lo cated on a northt slope which is pro tected from the sun. The berries are continuing to bear in spite of the fact that temperatures locally have been as low as 26 degrees on two different occasions. payment plan coffin. C hronicle w ant-ads—try ’em ! Almost anyone can be a bread winner these days, girls, but if he happens to be also a meat-winner, then you’d better grab him. ♦ Every girl has a God-given right to choose a husband, but she should first make sure whose husband she is choosing. ♦ In this modern day more than one citizen begins life in an installment plan cradle and winds up in a partial H ow e Electric Co. Rood River. Oreeon A Happy and Prosperous Only 20 counties in the United States are without commercial elec- ; trie service. N ew Year to A ll £EE1W 19 3 8 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Hood River, Ore, E. O. Blanchar STEELE’S ECONOMY MARKET L. M . Baldwin Cyril C. Lindley P. F. Bucklin Rede W . Lockman H ood River, Ore. Ronald F. Ingalls Albert J. Koeppes W ilson Appelgren Gladys Hull Richard D. Krug Arto B. Ordway John M cConalogue, Jr. Eleanor Dim off Donald H. Spergen