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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1949
Page
5
In 1948 improper vision cost American industry twenty million dollars. Eye accidents occur at two per minute, with 98 percent preventable by safety rules. Key vision elements include near and distant acuity, adequate field of vision, depth perception, and binocular coordination to improve safety around machinery.
A Bureau of Labor Statistics study of 17,800 workers in 109 plants shows workers over 45 suffer fewer injuries per million hours and have better job steadiness and attendance than those aged 20 to 44. The main drawback is longer recovery. injuries in ages 45 to 59 average 16 to 19 lost days versus 6 to 9 days for ages 30 to 39.
Ink stains wash out with soap and warm water. Vinegar or lemon juice may help. White fabrics benefit from hydrogen peroxide. colored fabrics from warm glycerin for 300 minutes. Candy stains usually wash, chocolate needs extra care with lukewarm water and hydrogen peroxide. For dry coats, sponge with carbon tetrachloride.
Milk can carry disease germs from cows or milking practices and contaminate people with typhoid fever scarlet fever diphtheria and tuberculosis. Experts say pasteurization kills germs, heating to 143 F for 30 seconds or 160 F for 15 seconds then cooling, making pasteurized milk the only safe option.
Dr. OH G Irvine of the Minnesota health department says penicillin treats many syphilis cases quickly yet does not cure all cases fast. He cautions that early administration maximizes value and that additional drugs are often needed for complete treatment.
Use close fitting screens to prevent flies entering homes bakeries and other food kept areas. Outward opening doors are recommended for better seal and ease of use.
The changeable early spring weather raises shipping fever risk for livestock. Vet warns crowded conditions and disrupted feeding worsen losses. Vaccination two weeks before shipment and serum treatment on arrival help. Proper shelter, regular feeding, and destination quarantine prevent spread to existing stock.
General Electric weather scientists report raindrops do not keep tear shape. Large drops change shape up to 50 times per second and resemble pancakes gourds peanuts and other forms. Smaller drops resemble marbles or footballs as they fall, studied with a drop controller simulating air resistance.
U S researchers report a new method to kill first spring hatchling mosquitos by sprinkling DDT on snow and ice in Arctic areas. An acre rate as low as a tenth of a pound proves effective, with airplane distribution cutting costs. Federal entomologists work with the U S Army in Alaska and Canadian scientists near Churchill and Hudson Bay on wartime protection efforts.
Annual migration along the Missouri river bottoms in southwest Iowa gathers almost 500,000 blue and snow geese from Gulf coast wintering grounds. The peak occurs around March 15 with flocks often exceeding 100,000. Spectators have flocked to the area in recent years to view the spectacle.
Wisconsin fire data shows 86 lightning caused fires and 387 rail sparks. Smokers started 555 fires and brush burners 264. Total burned includes 10 150 acres of forest lands and 13 424 acres of marsh and non forest lands. Timber losses 3835 dollars with reproduction costs 36821 and other values 52461.
The state safety patrol marks its 12th anniversary led by Capt. C. J. Sanders who notes the goal to reduce highway deaths since 1937. Since inception in 1934 the force grew from 44 to 126 patrolmen with 84 cars and a soon-to-increase fleet, plus a wartime radio network and a criminal lab. Patrols conduct safety talks, offer emergency aid, and maintain a finger print file among other duties.
Advertised as the newest and most effective insecticide against cockroaches and certain ants, chlordane is claimed to outperform DDT. The note emphasizes its superior pest control capabilities and marketed use.
Massacre Rock in southern Idaho marks the site of an 1862 Indian massacre that claimed the lives of nine western travelers. The event, tied to conflicts of the era, remains a stark historical marker in the region.
Leaders and members of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation will meet in Lincoln for the annual convention November 27 28 29 and 30. State president Charles Marshall notes a 50 percent membership gain and says the action will reflect the views of more farm families than before. Delegates will adopt resolutions guiding the 1950 program including road tax school laws and local and national legislation. Also elected were John Nelson Frances Mortensen and Carol Ladine to church district posts.
Rev Rupley took over as district leader succeeding Rev Ray W Bartels of Gurley who organized the district in 1946 and asked not to be reelected. The biannual rally drew 107 registrants from Sidney Broadwater Gurley Oshkosh Lewellen Paxton Dalton and North Platte with the spring meeting set for the new Trinity Lutheran Church in Dalton.
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