Poolesville School Faces Fire Hazard Concerns
Parents and residents at a Poolesville PTA meeting learned the high school building, 45 years old, may be a fire trap for about 200 students. Tour guides highlighted absent fire escapes, oil soaked floors, rickety stairs, exposed wiring, and other hazards, while comparisons to the Damascus school spurred worries over attracting teachers. Fire Marshal Howe cautioned that keeping areas clean could keep it safe, and Principal Rhodes noted temporary spaces would be needed if the building is abandoned for a new site promised in 1951.
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Poolesville
Parent
Betty Roney
Bunky Smith
Damascus
Charles H Howe
Jack Spates
Howes
Harry Rhodes
Beallsville
Barnesville
Building plans loom as architect appointment nears
Martin Keffer reports the building and grounds committee has held multiple conferences on the type of new building needed and awaits appointment of an architect soon. Maurice Carlyle traveled to Kansas City for the Future Farmers of America convention in late October with PTA support for the delegate. Delegates from Maryland District 1 Eagles meet Sunday at Brunswick Aerie No 1136, announced by E L Main.
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Martin Keffer
Association
Maurice Carlyle
Kansas City
Future Farmers of America
PTA
FFA
Brunswick
Order of Eagles
Maryland
Brunswick Aerie No 1136
E L Main
Brunswick Aerie
Seeing Eye Stick Aids Blind By Two Baltimore Brothers
Baltimore brothers Emerson and Davis Hummetlouse unveiled a mechanical seeing eye stick for the visually impaired. The rubber ball supported wand rolls ahead as a V shaped boom warns of poles, buildings, or holes, guiding the user safely around obstructions. The device is designed to roll along in front, like a powered vacuum cleaner, aiding navigation for the sightless.
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Baltimore
Emerson
Davis
Seeing eye device aids blind pedestrians in city streets
Emerson Humbhouse and his brother describe a portable seeing eye automaton weighing 1.5 pounds. They built it to warn of obstacles and guide users around hazards like hydrants. A patent is pending as they test its effectiveness with several blind users in Frederick, Maryland, amid historical notes on cravats fading after the French Revolution.
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Emerson Humbhouse
the News
Frederick
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