The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, November 16, 1922, Page 3, Image 3
Big Tank Tra
Watch Their
Danger of Creating Static Kleclricity.
Careful Driver Always Has Mr j
tallic Part Hanging from
Truck to Ground.
Some several hundreds of persons
in Bamberg county have often wondered
why the gasoline truck of the
Standard Oil company carries a chain
dragging on the ground behind the
truck. L. \V. Amick, local representative
of the Standard Oil company,
says that scores of people have asked
him about it. Many even 'go so far
as to stop him in the road and suggest
that something has broken about
K the truck. It's a long story about this
chain, and Mr. Amick says he has
frequently to tell it. Inasmuch as it
is an interesting thory about the
drag chain, the following article will
probably prove of interest to many
who have wondered the meaning of it.
It will be seen that the chain serves
a most useful purpose.
Washington.?A big tank truck
transporting gasoline was blown up
by a terrific explosion on the steet recently
because a passer-by who didn't
know what he was doing picked up a
piece of chain. He saw* the chain
dangling by one end from the truck
and thought he would possibly save
the truck from being wrecked
through fouling the chain in one of
the wheels.
The man didn't know the chain was
hanging there for a purpose. He
didn't know that gasoline, unlike water,
is a non-conductor of electricity.
Possibly he didn't even know that
flowing gasoline, especially when
strained through such materials as
chamois skin filters, sets up considerable
charges of frictional or static
electricity. But that was that caused
the truck's destruction.
.Usually when the big tank truck
backs up to the filling plug at a ser-j
vice station or other storage place j
the metallic nozzle from the truck i
touches the metallic intake pipe and
* thus forms a ground for any Charge!
of static electricity that may collect
in the truck. Sometimes, however,
the nozzle does not touch a grounding
point and with no other metallic [
ground from the truck the car is per-j
fectly insulated, standing as it does]
on rubber tires. Sometimes, also, the |
nozzle of the truck outlet pipe rests]
against a wooden piece in the intake
pipe and is thereby likewise insulated'
for dry wood is al90 an insulator.
While the gasoline is poured into;
the storage tank a certain amount of j
vapor arises and there is certain to be!
some about the intake and the truck.
The flow of the liquid will set up a'
static charge in the truck. As thej
charge increases it may become strong
enough to leap the gap to the nearest
ground or the two points may be]
J brought into contact. There is a
spark, a flash, an explosion and untold
damage may result.
Consequently the careful tank driver
always has a metallic part hanging
from the truck to the ground, a ]
rod or chain, to drain off the electric
charge as it collects, as long as the
gasoline is being drawn off.
The same basic fact has been the!
cause of numerous smaller fires and j
explosions in garages, both private]
and public. In one instance a car;
was being filled with gasoline from a !
can. While the employee ran the gas ;
into the can he strained it through a j
chamois filter in a funnel. To makej
the funnel sit up straight in the;
hole in the tank a wooden ring was'
placed in the hole and the funnel was
placed in that. Thus the can was in?
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line into the tank the man brought
the can spout into contract with the'
tank. There was a spark}, flash and!
the resulting explosion.
A man was pumping gasoline into j
a con in 'his own garage. He hung'
the pail on the hook over the spout
of the pump. He did not notice
that the pail had a wooden handle.
By reason of the wooden handle the
pail was insulated from the pump.
The flowing gasoline set up a static
charge in the pail, which leaped the
gap to the pump and another fire
was started.
Friction of silk cloth will produce
pW-trir-itv and fires have been
caused, it 'has been reported to government
agencies when silk cloths
soaked with benzine or gasoline were
v used to rub the grime off mechanics'
hands. Sparks are a prolific sourse
of gasoline fires especially sparks
from open tlames, broken electriclights
and from friction. Even the
clash on a concrete pavement of the
nails in shoes have been known to
form sparks which resulted in fires
when gasoline vapor was present.
If gasoline is stored in an open
place, such as a pail, the United
States bureau of mines reports, the
room in which the pail is left will
shortly be filled with an easily explos
cfs Must
Step Carefully
ible mixture. The limits of explosibilitv
are between 1.5 per cent, anri
G per cent of gasoline vapor in air.
In other words, only a little gasoline
vapor is needed to render air explosive?one
and one-half feet of
gasoline vapor for each 97 1-2 feet of
air. One gallon of gasoline can under
perfect conditions, rendered 2,100
cubic feet of air explosive.
Ssii/JsJpn Dpnfh nf Mrs
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Clarence J. Fickling
The Williston Way.
Our town ond this entire community
was greatly saddened to hear of
the death of Mrs. Clarence J. Fickling
which occurred at her home in
Blackville last Tuesday morning,
November 7th.
Mrs. Fielding was Miss Maud
Hair of Williston. daughter of Mrs.
Hattie Hair and sister of Mrs. W. T.
Willis, Mrs. A. S. Blanchard and Mr.
R. L. Hair, of this place.
Mrs. Fickling is survived by her
husband, Mr. Clarence J. Fickling.
and six children, the two youngest
being twins only a month old which
makes her death particularly sad.
Her oldest daughter, Miss Sarah
Fickling, was called from her studies
at Greenville Woman's College by the
sad announcement of her mother's
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er,brother and sisters of Williston
mentioned above, and Mrs. Eugene
Parker of Baltimore, Mr. Gideon Hair
of Birmingham and Mr. Walter Hair
of Arkansas. Mrs. Parker and iMr.
Gideon Hair reached Blackville in
time for the funeral. Mr. Walter Hair
reached Augusta Wednesday afternoon
too late to get to Blackville for
the funeral. ]
The funeral services were Wednesday
afternoon .November 8th, at the j
Blackville cemetery and were con- j
ducted by the pastor of the deceased, <
Rev. L. H. Miller, assisted by Rev. M. ?
B. Buckley of Williston. Mrs. Fick- (
ling was a most loyal and active <
member of the Blackville Baptist
church and will be greatly missed. <
The large attendance at the funeral ^
and the beautiful and numerous floral .
offerings attested to the esteem and I
affection in which Mrs. Fickling was
held.
TH E ~XE\YS1*APEI" AX1> C OTTON .
The Williston Way.
We don't believe the public has always
appreciated the spirit of the
press upon all public matters. Take
for instance the question of raising
cotton under boll weevil conditions.
The papers of the south?daily and
weekly?have been giving freely of
their columns to bring useful information
to the farmer and have done *
this cheerfully without any hope of '
reward other than that of helping in }
the fight. i
There was held Wednesday of this 1
week in Augusta an interesting cotton
conference attended by farmers and
business men to discuss from i
rwrw-t' or??lo fh a fiiiDctiATi r\f raiQi'nP*
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cotton under boll weevil conditions.
This conference was largely brought
about by the agitation of the Augusta
Chronicle and much good
should result from this gathering.
For the past week "The State" has
had some very interesting and timely
editorials on this subject, laying particular
emphasis on the destruction
at once of cotton stalks. We are
glad to say that many of the farmers
of this section have already destroyed
their stalks but unfortunately
many have not and these are going
to cut down more than they imagine
the number of bales of cotton
to be produced in Barnwell county
another year and thus not only imI
poverish to that extent the farmer
but everyone of the county for when
you kelp the farmer you help all and
conversely when you hurt him you
hurt every person of the county and
state. In a letter to the editor, Mr.
McDavid Horton, Managing Editor
of the State, says among other
things: "To achieve notable results
it is essential that there be general
organization and this can be done
not only through the activity of the
county press but of the merchants
in every town and village of fhe
state. To accomplish this will require
much publicity and ceaseless
work and in this campaign 1 wish to
enlist your interest and active cooperation.
Later on there will probably
be much information available
about methods for fighting the weevil
after the cotton is planted, but
effort should now be concentrated on
getting the farmers to destroy the
cotton stalks. Please discuss this
matter with those in your community
who might best press forward this
work; and also report to The State
what is being done in your county
toward cleaning the cotton fields."
The Williston Way will be very
glad to hear from every section it
J. WESLEY CRTJM, JR.
AVTl H:\EY-AT-LAW
I in m berg, S. C.
Offices in Herald Building
Practice in State and Federal Courts.
Loans negotiated.
Funeral Directors and
Embalmers
MOTOR HEARSE
J. COONER & SONS
BAMBERG, S. C.
(CABROLL S.S. CARROLL
teaches
watches Watchmaker
to ani
I tell Jewsler
THE
truth Bamberg, S.C.
The Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Of Philadelphia
Will pay you an "Income" if you live
?your family if you die?you
should know about this plan
C. W. REXTZ, JR., District Manager,
Bamberg, S. C.
Colds Cause Grip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets remove
the cause. There is only one ' Bromo Quinine."
E. W. GROVE'S signature on box. 30c.
RILEY & COPELAND
i Successors to W. P. Riley.
Fire, Life
! Accident
INSURANCE
Office in J. D. Copeland's Store
BAMBERG, S. C.
To Stop a Cough Quick
take HAYES* HEALING HONEY, a
cough medicine which stops the cough by
healing the inflamed and irritated tissues.
A box of GROVE'S O-REXS-IKATE
SALVE for Chest Colds, Head Colds and
Croup is enclosed with every bottle of
HAYES* HEALING HONEY. The salve
should be rubbed on the chest and throat
of children suffering from a Cold or Croup.
The healing effect of Hayes' Healing Honey inside
the throat combined with the healing effect of
Grove's O-Pen-Trate Salve through the pores of
Jie shin soon stops a cough.
Both remedies are packed in one carton and the
x>st of the combined treatment is 35c.
Just ask your druggist for HAYES*
HEALING HONEY.
DR.G.M.TRULUCK I
SPECIALIST I
Eye, Ear, Nose, and |
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jj Orangeburg, S. C. |
Ihe Quinine That Doss Not Affect the Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
2uinine and does not cause nervousness nor |
rngingr in head. Remember the full name and
took for the signature of E. W. GROVE. 30c.
I Best material and workman- R
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sizes and are good, substantial 8
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ugusta, Georgia j|
A. TONIC
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic restores
Energy and Vitality by Purifying and
Enriching the Blood. When you feel its
strengthening, invigorating effect, see how
it brings color to the cheeks and how
it improves the appetite, you will then
appreciate its true tonic value.
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is simply
Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So
pleasant even children like it. The blood
needs QUININE to Purify it and IRON to
Enrich it. Destroys Malarial germs and
Grip germs by its Strengthening, Invigorating
Effect. 60c.
NOTICE.
If you need money and wish it on
long terms in amounts less than ten
thousand ($10.000.CO) Dollars, I can
make your application to the Federal
Land Bank for such loans. For the
white people, the Denmark National
Farm Loan Association; the colored
people the Edisto-Savannah River
National Farm Loan Association.
Come at once and sign vour application.
S. G. MAYFIELD.
reaches as to what percentage of
cotton stalks has been destroyed and
other information about the fight
now being wazed against the weevil.
Malaria is caused by a microscopic
animal parasite injected by a mosquito
when it bites a person.
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TO FAIR WEE
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HAS BEEN E
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AS A SPECIAL FAVOR TO
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TO EXTEND ALL ECONOMY
NEXT WEEK. NOT A SINGLE P
MANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS H
j j COTTON TO ADVANCE BBi'OKli
SELLING AT A HIGH PRICE, A1
ZIMMERMAN'S THE PLACE T(
A LONG WAY. WE HAVE PLE
AND CAN SUPPLY THE WHOI
ING, SHOES HATS, DRESS GOO
Make Your Headquarter;
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Improved Train Service
I To Bamberg (
Nov. 21st to 2The
Following Schedules Will Be Mai
j Leave Ehrhardt 9:30 a.m.
Leave Ehrhardt 2:00 p.m.
| Leave Ehrhardt 6:00 p. m.
Leave Bamberg 11:30 a. m.
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I Leave uamoerg $:csu p. m.
Leave Bamberg 10:15 p. m.
Return trip tickets will be on sale
Monday noon, November 20th, and 1
berg up to 11:30 a. m. Saturday, Nov
From Ehrhardt and return ....
From Hughes and return
| From Ayers and return ..
| From Clear Pond and return....
From Whetstone and return ....
As an inducement to those who <
I we will transport such exhibits to a
1 our line free of charge, subject to tl
1 owner of such exhibits toholdretu
1 company their exhibits, assume all:
1 age, and attend to loading and unlo
I will be placed at Ehrhardt Saturday
1 insr exhibits Monday morning, and1
II leaving Ehrhardt at 2 p. m. Cars a
I loading of exhibits at Bamberg Frid
1 hardt on train leaving at 11:30 a. m.
i THIS IS YOUR COUNTY AND "i
I TO YOU TO AT LEAST
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| For further information apply to an
I this com
I J. FRANK FOLK, G
K VISITORS I
Economy Sale
XTENDED
AIR WEEK
VISITORS TO THE BAMEEK,
WE HAVE DECIDED
SALE PRICES THROUGH
RICE WILL BE CHANGED.
AVE BEEN WAITING FOR
! BUYING. COTTON IS NOW
*D NOW IS THE TIME AND
) MAKE YOUR MONEY GO
NTY OF GOODS IN STOCK,
iE FAMILY WITH CLOTH
DS, ETC.
; During tie Fair at
Opposite Postoffice
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tAILWAY ||
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i and Reduced Fares I
bounty Fair I
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ntained For the Four Days Only: 9
Arrive Bamberg 10:15 a. m. I M
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Arrive Bamberg 6:45 p.m. |
ArriveEhrhardt 12:15p.m. | M
Arrive Ehrhardt 5:15 p. m. | Jg
Arrive Ehrhardt 11:00 p.m. 19
i at the following stations from | 9
imited to return leaving Bam- I Q
ember 25th, at following fares: I ||
Adults. Children 12 Yrs. 1 S
70c 35c SI
55c 30c | 1
45c 25c I H
35c 20c II
25c 15c I 1
lesire to place exhibits at Fair I
nd from Bamberg to points on 9 1
le following conditions: .The a 1
rn trip ticket to Bamberg; ac- | a
responsibility of loss and dam- I M
ading personally. Car or cars ? 1
and will be available for load- 1 3
will move to Bamberg on train 1 ?
will also be placed for return 1 If
ay p. m., and will move to Ehr- I M
Octtuiua^. . _
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^HELP IN MAKING I
y authorized representative of ?
eneral Manager. ? M
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