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Page Sixteen
Natona Employees Receive
Instruction on Firefighting
A new trend in fire-fighting
education began this summer
when officials of Natona Mills of
Dallas felt that some of their
key personnel should be trained
in the methods and use of
equipment for extinguishing
fires. They asked the Dr. Henry
M. Laing Fire Company,
Dallas, if some of their
were paid for the time spent in
session.
Some of the points stressed by
firemen-instructors were:
causes of fires, what puts them
out, different types of fire,
different types of fire ex-
tinguishers.
During the first
period, basic
two-hour
fire-fighting
A Natona Mills employee, after donning a fireman’s coat, gains
valuable experience in extinguishing an oil fire.
Dr. Henry M
Laing Fire Company, Dallas, recently had training sessions at
the local plant.
volunteer members would teach
and supervise the on-the-
premises training.
Firemen were eager to
assume instructing duties for
Natona employees, as this
would be of assistance to the
fire company in the long run.
As a measure of the success of
Natona Mills’ training sessions,
the Dallas fire group also in-
structed drivers and men of
Suburban Oil Service in cour-
ses, which began Sept. 8.
“If a small blaze is detected
and quenched by trained mill
personnel before it can spread,
there is a great possibility that
thousands of dollars may be
saved by lesser fire damage,
and hopefully, lives can be
saved. In ‘cases of quick ex-
tinguishment, the fire company
will benefit, too,” stated a fire
company official.
Beginning in July, four-hour
courses were taught to two
groups, with about 30 em-
ployees in each group. Each
session was on Natona’s
premises.
Paul Unger, manager of
industrial relations, said, ‘“We
were pleased that four women,
two in each group, attended
training sessions. Some
operations at the mill are done
exclusively by women, and it is
possible that in these areas a
fire would be spotted first by a
woman. It is important that
someone in the area should
know what to do.”
Mr. Unger has been appointed
fire conservation coordinator.
Mill employees volunteered
for the fire training. If they
were on shift, they were ex-
cused from work to attend
sessions; if not on shift, they
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principles were given. A ‘‘walk-
through” was made of the
plant—pointing out fire fighting
stations, sprinkler system of
plant and what to do in case of
fire.
In case of fire, it was em-
phasized, someone should call
the local fire department im-
mediately while someone else
tries to contain the fire.
plant’s switchboard operator
would call on the first shift; the
shift foreman or watchman
attendant on the second or third
shifts.)
‘“Life preservation is our first
concern’’ plant and fire officials
agreed.
Nodding
his head in
(The
agreement with this thought,
one employee declared ‘‘we
were taught everything possible
to help put out fires.”
Fire-fighting know-how was
taught in the second period—by
means of actual fires.
Fifty-gallon drums, cut in
half, were filled with a mixture
of gas and oil; one drum was
filled with acetone, a volatile
flammable liquid. The drums
were lighted and each person
practiced putting out the fire.
Each person donned a
fireman's coat and used various
types of extinguishers to “‘tap
out’ the blaze.
“One drum of acetone was
used as a particular type of
fire,” Fire Chief Don Shaffer
recounted, ‘as there is a large
storage of this chemical in the
plant.”
A fire engine was standing by
at all times during these
practice fires, and more than 30
extinguishers of different types
were on hand.
In addition to Chief Shaffer,
other volunteer instructors
were Asst. Chief James Davies,
Bob Besecker, Ted Wright,
Harold Smith, Mike McFadden
.and Willard Newberry.
“Our whole purpose in this,”
explained Mr. Unger, ‘was to
give on-the-spot preparedness
in the event of emergency—or
what to’ ido. until the
professionals arrive. We are
very pleased with the way this
worked out.”
As a token of their ap-
preciation, Natona Mills gave a
length of flexible sucker hose to
the fire company. The hose is
part of equipment needed by the
firefighters.
Robert Graham, manager of
Natona Mills, at the time of the
training session, expressed his
satisfaction also.
Plant maintenance super-
visors are John Rogers and
Chester Barrall.
Ken Cosgrove has been
named plant fire chief, and
assistant chiefs are J.
Casterline, C. Strohl and T.
Templin. Traffic and security is
supervised by J. Judge;
operations director-first-aid is
Robert Pickett.
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At Huntsville Cornors stands a neglected and
vacant home, which neighbors claim has had no
occupants in 20 years. The sad boarded-up ruin is
reported to be owned by Pennsylvania Gas and
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Donald Evans Earns Citation
Donald J. Evans, a special
agent with the Prudential In-
surance Company, has sold
over a million dollars of insur-
ance in 1971.
. This is his ninth million-dollar
year since joining Prudential in
1958. Mr. Evans has also earned
a 1970 President’s Citation, the
company’s top award for out-
standing sales achievement.
He is married to the former
Joan Bruns of Dallas. They
have two daughters, Kim and
Jill. The Evans live at 2404
Lexington Rd., Falls Church,
Va.
Construction of the treatment
plant for Dallas Area Municipal
Authority is behind schedule, it
was reported by Howard
Morris, project representative
for Roy Weston Engineers, at a
meeting of the authority Sept.
16.
“I have been deeply con-
cerned for the past two or three
weeks. At this time I feel the
project is behind schedule,” Mr.
Morris asserted. ‘‘Tri-Counties
Constructors’ employees have
excellent workmanship, but
there are not enough men on the
job. They should triple their
manpower for the six months
they have left to complete the
plant.”’ He said the plant project
is 45 percent completed.
A customary 10 percent re-
tainage is held on payments due
Tri-Counties. Douglas Diehl,
Weston’s project manager, said
he may recommend with-
holding more than the regular
10 percent in the future,
depending upon progress.
Payments to contractors for
August were approved in the
amount of $716,029.
Sewer assessment rolls have
been given to Fred Dodson,
Dallas Township; Vern Prit-
A Greenstreet Publication
Sewage Treatment Plant
Running Behind Schedule
chard, Kingston Township; and
Thomas Reese, Dallas Borough.
Distribution of assessments will
begin shortly.
Authority Chairman R.
Spencer Martin said that if
people believe they are not
properly assessed, there is a
form they can fill in and return
to the authority office. Forms
are available from either of the
three men mentioned above.
The authority’s temporary
office will be in a house next to
Forty Fort Dairy Bar, Fern-
brook Corners, Route 309.
Permanent offices, after
March, will be at the treatment
plant.
Chairman Martin announced
that application forms for
plumbing permits will be ready
this week at the Roy Weston
office. “We are at the point
where we will permit connect-
ions to be made,” he added.
Anyone wanting to make their
house connection to the lateral
line must obtain a permit before
doing so. The first area will be
Trucksville which, according to
inspectors, is just about ready.
The National Plumbing Code,
continually updated and a vital
code to work with, will be
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1972 Cricket prices will increase slightly due to supplemental import duty.
suggested by the authority for
adoption by the three local
municipalities. Authority
agreed this code will help to
establish standards of work-
manship and practice.
A change order was approved
for Marona Construction and D
& C Spinoza Construction
Companies, extending complet-
ion date of the lines project to
May 31, 1972. This permits final
curb-to-curb paving te be
completed.
Awork progress report
showed that a total of 213,167
feet of mainline pipe has been
installed. Also, installation in-
cludes 35,931 feet of lateral
pipe; 1,022 manholes; 2,269
house connections.
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Change Dates
The Football Mother Sci of
Lake-Lehman High School has
changed its meeting night from
the first to the second Tuesday
of each month.
The next meeting will be held
Oct. 18 at the high school in
room 124 at 8 p.m.
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