Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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8 CAREFUL WITH POWER MOWER Refuel with Care?Homer Fullei lias taught him that the operator ( constantly on the alert to preveni he demonstrates the safety principl stopped for refueling. Grass Cutti Calls for Allow yourself to become careless with a power lawn mower ior a lew seconds. You may shoulder a dark memory the rest of your life?not to mention a lost toe or finger, or even a foot or a hand, or maybe, worse than that. Every year about this time, the grass comes out of hiding, the mowers start mowing, and the accidents start happening. To the lawn-keeper, a power mower is the greatest invention of the age, and man's best friend. n..* ii? * i.. * *' out me ining nasn t got a lick of sense and it can't see worth a hoot. It can be a ravaging monster, chopping down grass, weeds, playful puppies ?and human beings?everything that gets in the way. During April each year mower accidents make a fair share of the emergency-room cases in the typical hospital across the country. By May, there's a stark reminder of the value of commonsense safety rules pertaining to the subject. All summer long, year after year, power mower accident stories are repeated. In one Southern state during a recent grass-growing season, at least iuu persons were permanently handicapped bv injuries received in power lawn mov.er accidents. Another 650 persons were less seriously hurt but required medical attention. Most of the serious accidents were caused by rotary type mowers, in which sharp blades turning at speeds from 1,500 to 8,000 revolutions per minute can pick up objects and throw them with uoiigciuud iUl tc. And what if the foot or hand should get in the way of such blades? Power mowers bite hardest and most often when you don't stop to think. Almost everyone knows that rotary and reel power mowers are not to be played with. The trouble usually comes when the operator fails to be aware !S - f ; ZZ^S^x _ r. Lydia Mills, states, "Experience at a power lawn mower must be [ injuries from accidents." Here, e that gasoline mowers should be ng CAUTION of his machine's inherent danger. These rules will serve as basic reminders for your mower safety this summer: 1. Always be thoroughly familiar with the machine before putting it into operation. If you are buying a mower, have the salesman show you all the operating features so you will know the full operating procedure as well as danger and safety features. 2. Crank the engine safely. The tendency is to place one foot too close to cutter blades. Most machines have a step plate on top of the front chassis, where you can put your foot and brace for the V...11 ~ r 4 1 ? 4 4_ rn 1 jjun ui im_* scarier rope. 1 n;u other foot ? keep it clear of the machine. Stand aside or back, in case the machine lurches forward. 3. Before mowing, clear the area of sticks, stones, metal and other foreign material. The whirring blade is capable of hurling objects with such force ,t' to inflict serious injury to persons standing nearby. 4. Do not allow children or anyone else to be near the mower while it is in operation. Never leave the machine running and unattended. 5. If you need to examine the blade or underside of the mower, disconnect the sparkplug wire or the electric power cord. Plav safe by grounding the spark wire against some part of the mower after disconnecting it. In a running machine of the reel type, serious injury can occur if the reel becomes stuck when it picks up a stick, pine cone or other such object. When the object is removed the blade resumes its dangerous motion. 6. Take care in working around a mower that has become hot from running. The muffler and exhaust pipe can burn you. 7. Never refuel a gas-operated mower when it is quite hot, or while the engine is THE CLOTHMi.KER Worry S Worry can be a menace to your health, and happiness. ? It may distract your attention and lead to an accident. Worry is a form of fear. Control trouble by facing it. Never fear the future; noth- b ing is ever quite as bad as the imagination paints it. If troubled about something, concentrate on your work. With worry, attack is the best defense. Worry grows by feeding on u itself. The more you vorry, u 4 c. r.. 1 i \x lin_" IIIUIL- ICdl 1U1 UI1U UllUt'Itain you become. c? Nobody ever won a victory Y' over his troubles by doging consequences, and making up alibis. Forget your failures; think success. A successful man must be in control of himself. Then he is in a position to control others. Making real friends by earning their friendship will give you courage and confidence. running. 8. Keep loose clothing away from exposed gears, chains and belts while engine is running. Entangled clothing can lead to injury. 9. Do not go barefoot while mowing. Cloth shoes are no protection, either. Wear good stout shoes, preferably steeltoed safety shoes. 10. On slopes, push mower * across?not down?the grade. in order to keep your balance and stay on your feet. Wet grass is slippery, and calls for extra care. 11. If yours is an electric j), mower, do not operate it in rain or when grass is wet, unless it is equipped with a third wire for a ground. ;L 12. Do not overspeed a gas- fj, oline engine. Keep blade ^1 sharp and in balance. 13. A riding-type mower is easily tipped over. Be espe- w cially careful on slopes or a inclines. tr 1 A m ? * it. ror a general ruie on mower safety, always remem- Sl ber that simple thinking is ()1 the most important thing. Re }1; ever conscious of what you are doing. Sl h w ShauiiY l)ot? Story fi Two old coon hunters were p( swapping tall stories about p, their dogs. "Why," said one of them, "I c] had a yaller hound once and every time just before I went fc, hunting I'd whittle out a a board in the shape of a coon hide stretcher, just to show sj him the size of the one I ji wanted, then I'd set it outside where he could see it. Well, h sir. one day my wife set the fi ironin' board outside and that n critter ain't come back vet!" tl . --1fi OF lO #TOK6 " Horn who wsAferv r< tie* we, fi ion&eg!' ,1 yliat's The Month? .. dies like a dog n! says he." Frederick Sherman's to the Sea. "Beware the Ides of !" "Tramp, tramp, tramp, the ovs are - ing." John Philip Sousa, the King. "Stars and Stripes Forever." "Mad as a hare." "His truth is ing on." Any of our good readers 'ho can fill in the above gaps 'ill be able to figure out hat month it is. And if you an fij'nro mil tlio \T>n? r>u are lucky. [/flow will The 1959 maid of COTTON tour fylbe different PREVIOUS i'"'. .jsiis* ?m te3r for the first time the ma 10 of cotton will go around the world. Vhat Is An Accident? What does the word "acci?nt" mean to you? Is it a broken leg. or a ruised foot, or a burn? Those things aren't acci?nts.?they are injuries. As foreman Rusty says, "Iniries happen as the result of >ing something the wrong or le unsafe way too many mes!" For instance, a mechanic, ithout thinking, will pick up hand file, without a handle, > do a small vise job. (You know that the tang of ich a file usually rests about i the edge of the palm of and.) Well, that mechanic will use ich a file once, or ten. or a undred times and nothing ill happen. Rut, finally, some day the le gets him and the sharp oint will he driven into his and. In other words, that melanic will get hurt sooner or iter?he can't miss it?if he eeps using that file without handle. So "an accident" is the unife act which causes the inarv sooner or later. If the mechanic slips a andle over the tang of the 1 o lin iicao it l-? ^ X- *yv 1 \/i v II* uov O II. I 1 V_~ Villi ever injure his palm because lat's the safe wav to use a le. If we are going to cut out ljuries, we must cut out the nsafe acts that cause the iniries. And using a file is no dif?rent from sweeping the oor or handling material or perating a machine, or any ther job in this plant. Every job has to be done ie safe way and it is up to verv man to learn what that ?fe way is. MARCH. 1959 lyOHJIlUsEEEEEQ BONDS AVAILABLE THRU PAYROLL DEDUCTION PLAN Thrift is one of the oldfashioned virtues that still is \v i d e 1 v practiced in the United States. One reason why is the incentive provided by the United States savings bond program. Since the program was started in 1941, the American people have invested almost 100 billion dollars in savings bonds. The American public is still buying about five billion dollars worth of savings bonds every year, and close to eight and a half million workers are participating in the payroll savings plan. The payroll savings plan accounts for the popularity of savings bonds with the average American f a m i 1 y. Payroll deductions make it easy for everyone to save, even in small amounts Anrl yet it always is easy to redeem a savings bond before maturity in event of an emergency or any other unexpected financial demand on the family. Even during a period of inflation, it makes good sense to invest in United States savings bonds. Dollars that go into bonds are not competing for scarce goods and bidding up prices. Instead, they are building family nest eggs for the proverbial rainy day, for retirement, for education for the children or for snmi> r?tVior ennz-ifio inml Tlmv * S""*- * " also are building a backlog of future buying power that will help maintain a better economic climate in every community. Treasury department surveys show that most people buy savings bonds because they're safe and secure. People also buy savings bonds because they're indestructible and because the principal and interest are guaranteed regardless of what happens to the bonds. Many people buy savings bonds as an act of patriotism. They regard savings bonds as shares in our government. They also know that every dollar thov invest in savings bonds is a dollar loss that the government needs from other sources. With their higher interest rates and shorter maturity. U.S. savings bonds are a better buy than ever before. And the more savings bonds we buy, the more we protect our investment in them and the more we practice the oldfashioned virtue of thrift.