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the Edwards Flight Test Center
most powerful in existence. It
spokesman said it will be assigned to the Strategic Alr Command.
Not Many Snakes
Really Sous
Sountey, args
Sis, he Despite Tradition
Of 2.500 es of existing |
snakes th the world,
mere 200 are a danger to man
The World Health Organization
has just ted some data on
the pe
It is estimated that some half |
a million persons are bitten an-
nuslly by snakes, poisonous or
otherwise.
In this country there are really
only three important poisonous |
snakes: rattlesnakes, copperheads |i
and water moccasing, aside from
the coral snakes seen in the ou- |
are widespread in the tropics and |
they include the Old-World col
ras, mambas, death adders and
tigrer snakes,
The one poisonous snake in the
British Isles is the common Viper |
or adder, but there have been
ur seven deaths caused by the
akes in Bngland in the past 50
“
bout
nthe United Sta-
tes and whit there are MARY |
snake bites, specific treatment
has Alo been reduced | with antivenin minimizes fatali-
this number with an
estimated 35000 deaths a year
from snakebite in Alia. 4.9 4000. 108 for |
South America. and
1.000 for Africa.
it is imposible to pve
eatimate of the n
due to snake bite
entire world
There are 1.135.000,000 people
a close
of deaths |
al ¥
in California. The new plane is reported 10 be one of the fastest and
can carry atomic weapons and be refueled in Bight An Aw Force
{International Soundphote)
Ioproncrts Wired Christmas Tree
Greatest Danger, Say N. C. Chiefs
Zone 1 Firemen Make Plea to Public to Be Sure
Wiring, Circuit Capacities Sufficient for Lighting
“We think that we shall never for both Indoor and outdoor dec
see, # hazard greater than a tree ovations;
a Christmas tree that's improp- | Examine all wiring before
erly wired. | plugging It to power sources.
Such was the opinion this week | Cheek insuintion. there are
of chiefs of Zone 1 of the Vol frayed spots, don’t splice, .
| umteer Firemen's Assn. of Cam- tape. Play it sain - Buy
briana County & Vicinity, Zone
| is INDoRey of companies in Nor-
thern Cambria County ares, and
include Coalport and Ciymer,
i Over many holiday seasons,
| marred by fires, the volunteers
| have learned to view Christmas
| trees as potential torches,
{ Light fixtures have steadily im- |
| proved in recent years and most |
(of the risk has been removed the
fire Chiefs concede. Bul even Lhe
ante fixtures are dangerous i |
| they ® inataliod carelessly
: a “don't”
|e - the volunteer firemen |
i
1. mew wire,
Make mire all
| tightly. Correct any wobbly plugs. |
I Avoid octopus” plugs -
| containing multiple outlets for ex- |
| tensions. In Wny Case, never dan- |
i gle an “oc topus” over =»
thimb
In outdoor
erproof sockets and cords
connectyons At
drain
I
sonnection
be
ints a
wires niust stpled
ktaples are insulaled
Keep bulb enckets awiy from
metal foil decorations or metal
reflectors. JLoeate treen away
from radiators, stoves or regis
ters, preferibly in corners, se
that they miny be anchored to
the woodwark.
Mount tree hase in a container
with from six to cight inches of |
water
EE a Ea Sire
{in the countries which publish vi.
[in] statistics suitable eakeul
sting anake bite deaths
fine. 17. A R RR, and some
| central European countries do |
nol report to the World Health
Organization
i On the basis of what we know | iover } .
{about the prevalence in certain | Nav oBlorsion g Re gy burning |
areas of snake bite deaths, De .
than ative figure places 50.000 mt let children trim trees |
the |
{
i
fon
od
as total number of peopl | Without adult supervision. and
. never let them play with lights.
| who dle each year over the world "po srve an entire cureuit for
(huge. daxgling outdoor displays. |
The spitting cobras of Bashan Don't depend on extension cords
aland, South Africa, im for | hooked into circuits already in
your eves, beware! use inside The home
thos |
tree |
lighting us) weath- |
Never |
arrange wiring where waiter may |
to |
i walls or claphoard, make sure al |
most homes are .
with 15 ampere fuses and circu
capable of of transmitting round
Standard tree
WT watts encl ow
in the nation.
fo
|
1
| But if your regulition 15 amp |
| fuse does blow out, ? hill»
stell a bigger. more 1
(fuse. This simply overionds the
{wird
lend, turn off other Hghts |
and applisnces until tree circuit
iis able to feed Christmas lights
| comsintently without power inter
! ruptions
. Finally, when in doubt, call ap
| electrician.
Other officers are as follows:
Robert Culdwell, vice ln
Urban Wenver, ot Areuiden secre.
tary: John J. Whalen, treasurer: |
Named to the Board of diree-
tors for one-year terms are How
$9,750,000 Iavelved
Subject to FCC's OK
West
es J. Dum, John Lantsy and
1 Fred Willinmas.
Mr
| since Jan. 1, 1949. and the first
{TV station is Pesnsyivania, is
subject to the consent of the
{ Federal Communications Commis-
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Chris J. Witting. Westinghouse |
Broadeasting president ssid in a
i atement ssued In New York,
that the FOC will be asked to}
permit the WDTV cali letters to!
be changed to KDEA-TV. + !
Westinghouse owns and oper- |
ates station KDKA, the nation's
| pioneer station in radio
“In WDTV, Westinghouse pur}
{thased the most valuable single |
| television station pw party in the |
| nation.” Witting =»
re Ago. 1 the rec aut
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safe, too!
Sturdy WAGON s
ard Bowersox, Mike Pallone, Jam- Pe any