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Show run t The Deseret Sampler, Fri., October 19, 1973 Fire Prevention Week Open House, poster winners highlight post observance nized winners in the school's annual fire prevention poster contest, presenting six children with cash awards during the day's festivities. Other children touring the Fire' Station received balloons and novelties. Dugway firemen spent the rest of the week distributing fire control literature on post, and making post-wifire National Fire Prevention Week was observed at last week. with an Open House at the Dugway Fire Station. CHILDREN from the local school and members of the command toured the fire control facilities throughout Oct. 10, while Dugway firemen explained and demonstrated various pieces of equipment in their firefighting arsenal. Dugway Fire Chief James I. Alcorn and Fire Marshal Major Harold Morgan recog Dug-wa- y New SFC and conducted evacuation drills at the schools. FIRE Prevention Week originated in 1922, and is observed each year during the week in which Oct. 9 occurs. The date is traditionally the anniversary of the l)eginning of the great Chicago Fire of r o o ij o o ( o o viip 1871. More than 2.8 million fires prevention inspections. They occured in 1972 at a loss of also demonstrated the proper 11,9(X) lives and over 2.96 use of first aid fire extinguishbillion dollars. This is more ers for various departments, than 14 dollars per capita. de Dugway Fire Quef James I. Alcorn and Dugway ProvGround Colonel Robert A. Shade (r) Commander ing discuss open house activities at the Fire Station during Fire Prevention Week. slap Jessie Del Valle of the U.S. Army Hospital is promoted to Sergeant First Class by his wife Calalina and Hospital Executive Officer Maj. Alvin E. Crocker. A, HOW'S YOUR BLOOD IQ? By The American National Red Cross viT 1 1JSr" 10 in 12 pints tif True ' J blood in his body, or False L. I (1-- r) It is estimated that the blood can make a complete round of the circulatory 1 True j day. Blood is comprised of four p.irts Rufs kindergarten class pauses during its visit to the Fire Station during Fire Prevention Week for ihis photo. The children saw many fire control items demonstrated, and received balloons from Fireman Glen L. Wilde. To the rear Fire Marshal Major Harold Morgan, Mrs. Ruf and Dugof the children are Alcorn. I. Chief Fire James way Cleonice The normal human adult iif axcrugc weight has approximately iif his body weight. 1 rue about False t Blood carries oxygen, water, and food to all cells of the body. red cells, while cells, platelets, and plasma. system in approximately True False .' If a person is ill and needs a transfusion, he must be given all four parts of the blood - red cells, white l alsc i", True cells, platelets, and. plasma. 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(j- -y 'Mu.Miwf wipy n jiiii mix 'i.i jmii fn i(Mtfm lumnidiui ioui jii juii JiJtXtd 1) fll jMMfMUify JMHj mil f.MIJH) p.lj.1 u HM dlhXHIItlHI -- the fluid loss in 5 days. fj mi pttHiij JlJjdlUi'l i.iimuixnjjdn purify Jy WfW l David Allison points out the winning posters in the annual Fire Prevention Poster Contest at die Dugway Fire Station. These and other posters by Dugway children were on exhibit at the Station during Open House activities Oct 10. Fourth-grade- r npnoiti wny Winners in the upper grades in the poster competition are Arlene Mortensen and Helen Raymond, second place tie, grade group; and Scott Shows, first place in the same group. Maj. Morgan again makes the presentations. (1-r- ): 4-- 6 Winners in the poster competition during Fire PreEric Young, who received a vention Week are his for award special poster depicting Dugway 's newly 4 apparatus; Troy P rather, first prize in the acquired grade group; and Robert Johnson, second prize in the same group. Presenting the prizes is Dugway Fire Marshal Major Harold Morgan. (1-- r) Art exhibit Shade examine the art exhibited in Kathy Edmunds, Pat McMains, and Audrey the Officers Club by Graphic Art Galleries, Ltd, of Los Angeles. Dugway Fireman Elmer L. Sagers demonstrates fire control equipment for Dugway school children and Command Sergeant Major Herman W. McLaughlin (in rear). Visitors saw respirators, hand extinguishers and chain saws demonstrated, and were given a close look at an operational fire truck. to He developed an interest in drafting and eventually rose draftsman. chief become the firm's Around 1876 Latimer met Bell and "executed the drawings and assisted in preparing' the applications" for Bell's telephone patents. IN 1880 LATIMER went to work for Maxim, who headed the U.S. Electric Lighting Co. located in Bridge- Lewis H. Latimer was a pioneer in the development, of electricity and an associate of Alexander Graham Bell and of Thomas A. Edison. AS CHIEF DRAFTSMAN for a firm of patent at- Black Americans in history Lewis Latimer Pioneer in electricity torneys, Latimer prepared the patent drawings and helped prepare the applications for Bell's telephone patents. Later he worked for Edison and for Hiram S. Maxim, another pioneer associated with the development of electricity for practical uses. Latimer also was an inventor in his own right. His most significant patent was on a carbon filament for an electric light bulb. LATIMER WAS BORN in Chelsea, Mass., in 1848 and left home at 16 to join the Navy. He served aboard the USS Massaspit during the Civil War and was honorably discharged in 1865. ofReturning to Boston, Latimer found work as an fice boy with Crosby' and Gouid, a firm of patent attorneys. j port, Conn. While employed by that firm, Latimer invented aivl patented a carbon filament for the Maxim electric descent lamp. He was granted that patent in 1881. Latimer worked for several other companies before joining Edison in 1884. According to the Edison Pioneers, a group whose membership included associates of Edison be: fore the year 1885, Latimer was employed in the engineering department of the firm. OTHER ACCOUNTS identify Latimer as a draftsman for. Edison and later primarily as an expert witness in P-- 1-- 3 patent infringement cases in a period of widespread patent piracy in the field of electricity. Whatever his accomplishments, the rule of Latimer and of others among the Edison Pioneers was completely overshadowed by the genius of Edison. In 1890 Latimer wrote one of the first books explainlaing the principle of the electric light and a short while of volume different: a he ter published something entirely serious poetry he had written. LATIMER DIED in 1928 at the age of 80. The Edison Pioneers issued a statement at diat time identifying him as one of the founding members of their organization and sketching his accomplishments. He was described as "of the colored race, the only one in our organization." From: "They Had a Dream" (3 volumes), by George Reasons and. Sam Patrick: 1969, Los Angeles Times Syndicate, Los Angeles, Calif. 90053. Used by permission. ' |