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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1936
Page
8
Uncle Ray explains lightning travels faster than thunder and offers safety tips. Seek dry shelter during storms and avoid under trees or near metal objects. A simple method uses a watch to estimate distance, five seconds per mile. Lightning can carry about 100 million volts and claims hundreds of lives annually.
A fragmented piece discusses lightning aiding early forest fires and human progress from warmth to cooking. It notes rain with thunder reduces fires, while dry storms ignite forests yearly. It hints at a Sunmaker leaflet and asks for a copy, then adds a note on car accident rates by age of vehicles.
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