The Independent-News, Volume 105, Number 17, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 October 1979 — Page 9

FRESHMEN FOOTBALL TEAM AT GLENN Sr The freshman football team at Glenn this year consists of. from left to right first row: Roger Hanev, John Newland. Juan Fantanes. Mark Whitaker. Rod Sarber and Dennis Rippev. coach. Middle row Mike Aitken. Pat Landesman. Ernie Bridwell. Gene Amor. Kent Bell and John Flaugher. Back rowKelly Cordell. Jon Moore. Dale Smith, Jeff Fansler and Jim Wiegand. — photo by Michael Pearish

INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION MONTH. OCTOBER. 1979 A Proclamation By The President Os The United State Os America I he United States is the largest user of energy in the world and since 1973 has become increasingly dependent on imported oil to meet its domestic needs. While considerable progress has been made in reducing the rate of growth in demand for energy, much more remains to be done if the United States is to meet its responsibility to reduce its demand for petroleum on the world market. Energy problems facing us in the United States are similar to those facing other industrialized nations, as well as many of the world's less developed countries. The funda mental problem domestically and internationally is that demand for petroleum is increasing faster than the capacity to produce it. As the world s major consumer of energy, it is essential that the United States become a leader in conserving energy by curtailing unnecessary and wasteful uses, by improving the efficiency w ith w hkh we use energy for essential purposes, and by switching from increasingly scarce petroleum and petroleum products to more abundant alternate sources. To this end. I have announced a program of import quotas to see that the commitment we made at the loyko Summit will be achieved We must also reduce our imports through vigorous and sustained conservation of energy. This task has already begun. The National Energy Act I proposed, which was enacted last November, includes • a S3(X) residential energy con sen at ion tax credit, which the tax payer can claim for the purchase of insulation and other energy-saving measures; • a residential insulation service which kxal utilities must provide beginning in the fall of 1980. to provide energy evaluations of homes and to arrange loan financing for installation of insulation; • a 10% investment tax credit for equipment used to conserve energy by improving the efficiency of industrial plants; • weatherization grants for low income households; • a 5% reduction in annual energy use by each Eederal department. including mandatory build mg temporary standards and a lO ’o reduction in automobile fuels; • a S9OO million grant program to provide 50% of the cost of energy conservation measures tor schools and hospitals; • a $65 million grant program to provide technical assistance and energy audits for kxal government and other public buildings; • mandatory non-residential

building temperature restrictions; • mandatory automobile fuel economy standards for each model year through 1985; and • a "gas guzzler tax" on automobile failing to meet fuel efficiency standards, beginning with the 1980 model year. I also have proposed, and ( ongress w ill consider: • a major program to make residential and commercial build mgs more energy efficient; • $16.5 billion in new Federal funding over the coming decade for mass transportation systems and improved automobile efficiency. I hese latter programs will be funded by the proposed Windfall Profits J ax. I he effectiveness of our efforts to conserve energy in the years ahead will have substantial impact on both the Nation s ability to meet future energy needs at home ami on the stability of social, political and economic institutions around the w orld. In response to the recognized need to conserve energy, the 20 member countries of the International Energy Agency, including the United States, have designated the month of October 1979 as In ternational Energy Conservation Month. Ihe objectives of International Energy Conservation Month arc. I) to provide an international ftxus tor national efforts to stimulate greater public awareness of the continuing and long-term need tor energy conservation; 2) to underline the extent to which industrialized nations arc cooperating to conserve energy; ami J) to give member countries an opportunitv to plan events which will cither culminate during the month or use the month as a springboard lor continuing programs. NOW. IHERIFORI 1. JIMM3 CARTER, President of the United States of America, tn full support of this international program, do proclaim October 19'9 as International Energy Conservation Month in the United Slates and call upon all Americans to join me in observing it. During the month let us as a Nation focus our attention on energy conservation through our actions and deeds, let us view that month as the springboard to a more energy efficient, energy reliable future. I call upon State and kxal gov crenmcnts to join me tn proclaim ing October as International Ener gy Conservation Month and to undertake activities in support of its objectives. I urge all citizens, corporations, labor unions, trade assixiations. the media, and groups and organizations of all types to participate in tins international energy conservation program at home, at work, while traveling and m all dailv ac11v 11 ics.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand this tenth dav of September, in the year of our lord nineteen hundred seventy nine. and of the Independence of the I nited States of America the two hundred and fourth. Jimmv C arter BOWLING NEWS Wednesday Night Ladies

Don’t Let Lightning Strike You Out!

Contrary to a popular misconception, lightning can strike twice — perhaps even more — in the same place. This isn’t difficult to be lieve, considering that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates that lightning strikes the earth 100 times each second. In the U.S. alone, which receives its fair share of hits, some 10,000 forest fires are started every year by lightning. Property losses due to lightning figure in the hundreds of millions of dollars. More important, lightning kills at least 125 Americans and injures another 500 annually. Most deaths and injuries from lightning may be avoided by taking some basic precautions at the first sign of an approaching thunderstorm, said Milt Nachbar, Director of Loss Control for CNA Insurance. “Lightning can hit in a wide area surrounding a thunderstorm,” he warns, "so safety measures should begin as soon as thunder clouds are heard or seen nearby. Don't wait until it begins to rain, because a lightning bolt can jumj) from the side of a thunderstorm and strike an area miles away.” Since lightning follows the path of least resistance, the bolt tends to seek out the closest object when it hits, he said, and that usually means the tallest object, such as a person in an open field, an isolated tree, a telephone pole, a house on a hilltop or even a fishing pole. Lightning also prefers the most conductive route, such as water or metal, rather than air It’s therefore imperative that golfers put down their clubs and swimmers get out of the water at the first indication of an impending thunderstorm. "Although direct hits by lightning are the most danger ous, the most frequent injuries result from the spread ing of the electrical current after it strikes,” Nachbar said “Tall trees are therefore par ticularly dangerous to be standing under, since if the tree is struck, fingers of the electric current spread along

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the ground. Likewise, the current can flow into nearby water should you be swimming when lightning hits." The National Weather Service recommends other precautions against lightning: • If caught outdoors, get indoors —a house, or large building or a closed all metal (not convertible) vehicle. Your car is one of the safest places since the metal structure provides the lightning current a preferred pathway to the ground. Don't hold onto metal parts, lean against the doors or use your CB (except in emergencies) until after the storm has passed. • Don’t watch a lightning storm indoors through an open window since a bolt can come inside. (It’s safe, however, to watch through a closed window .) • If inside, don’t use your telephone (except in an emergency), especially in sub urban and rural areas where lightning frequently strikes telephone poles. The light ning's current can travel through the telephone wire and burn your face and damage your hearing. • Don’t make yourself in to a natural lightning rod by projecting yourself about the natural landscape. If caught in an open field, try to find a ravine or valley in which to lie If no ravine is avail able, get down on your knees, put your hands on your knees, and tuck your head down. • In a boat, get as low as you can (below deck if there is one) and stay away from the mast of a sailboat. • Should you feel an electric change that causes

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your hair to stand on end or your skin to tingle, lightning may be about to strike you . Quickly drop to your knees as described above. • Bad places to be during a storrh, besides under a tall isolated tree or in or near open water, include being on a tractor, bicycle, golf cart, scooter or motorcycle, or next to a metal pipe, clothesline, rail or wire fence (or other metallic path that could bring the lightning to you.) In a forest, the safest place is under a thick growth of small trees. Lightning can occur during a variety of circumstances, Nachbar pointed out It mayresult during snowstorms, sandstorms, tornadoes, erupt ing volcanoes, nuclear explosions or even come from “out of the blue ” Lightning is simply the result of an electrical disturbance in the atmosphere The bolt occurs when a negatively charged thunderstorm cloud induces a positive charge on the ground below or many miles around The difference between the positive and negative charges builds gradually until enough ol an electrical {xatential is prevalent to overcome the insulation provided by the miles of intervening air, which is a poor conductor of electricity The usual lightning bolt is a flow of electrical current from the cloud to the ground The gigantic spark may have an electrical poten tial of up to 100 million volts Nachbar said that if someone is struck by lightning, life saving procedures should begin immedlately If breath ing has stopped, but the heart is still beating, mouthto mouth resuscitation should be administered If both breathing and the heart have stopped, cardiopulmonary re suscitation should be given. .Although the electric jolt can disrupt the heart's rhythm, this does not mean the struck person is beyond saving, he st ressed. "And don't worry about getting electrocuted by handling someone who has been struck," he said “The body does not retain the electrical charge.”