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KITCHEN FIRES
Careless cooks keep the home fires burning. Thanks to them. Kitchen fires rank third in the nation -- just behind careless smoking and children playing with matches.
Most of the calamities occur between four and five in the afternoon when dinner is underway. Called from the range by a phone call or the door bell, the cook gets embroiled in conversation. It’s in that “minute" that a skillet of hot grease or a broiler pan can flame up, and a fire is underway. Wise homemakers would do well not to ignore the proverb, “A watched pot never boils.” If you can’t watch it for any reason, turn off the stove before you leave the kitchen. This simple precaution alone can help cut down the number of kitchen fires.
Other cautions include remaining calm in the face of a fire. Shut off the stove, if possible. Don’t try to move the pan. You might set yourself on fire or spill the grease all over you. Don’t pour water in a pan. Water makes grease splatter. Don’t throw flour on flames, U may explode. If you don’t have a “Class B’’ commercial fire extinguisher, stand back and freely toss handfuls of baking soda on the flames. It will smother them.
These simple precautions may save your home some day from destruction.
Shooting Matches To
Begin At Washington
Shooting Matches sponsored by the Washingtpn Fire Company and the Rappahannock Rescue Squad are scheduled to start Friday, October 2 and will continue each Friday night beginning at 7:30 p.m. The matches are held at the Washington carnival grounds and 12, 16 and 20 gauge guns may be used. Prizes offered will be hams, turkeys, oysters, beef and others.
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