The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-06-10

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permits from officials of the Ken
newick flood control office, tneir
first concern will be to begin
the job of reconditioning floors
electrical equipment and furnl-
ture to avoid permanent damage
to their homes and possessions
suggests Miss Loretta CoWden,
associate county extension Agent.
Other advice given by Miss
Cowden is, to prevent short Cur
cults call in an electrician imme'
diately to check the entire WIZ
ing system and equipment for any
short circuits. Electric motors,
especially, should be cleaned ano
inspected by an electrician pc
fore the current is turned on. II
the motor of washing machine,
for instance, has stood in FLOOD
water, mud may have settled be
tween the armature and the cas-
ing. If the motor is operated IN
that condition, it will be ruined.
Care Of Stoves And Furnaces:
Clean the heating apparatus be
fore putting it back into opera
ton. Furnaces located in flooded
easements are probably clogged
with mud and silt. Silt lodged in
pipes or castings will stop the flow
of air and start rust. So be sure
all mud is cleaned out Of the in
side of stoves and furnaces be-
fore building fire. Best methoo
is taking the equipment apart and
cleaning each part. If the source
of heat is hot-water heating
system, even the inside OF the
fire pot or box has to be washed
out as well as the heat chamber
just above it.
How To Raise Windows!
Raising windows to speed up
air circulation for thorough dry
ing of soaked floors and walls
will probably require a bit OF
ingenuity. If window sashes and
frames are watersoaked and
swollen, don't try to pry the win
dows up. You'll probably get a
broken pane or sash for your
efforts. Easiest method of hand
ling watersoaked windows is to
remove the side molding strips
in front of the inside sash and
then 60 outside the house and
force the sash in. The molding
strips or stops are usually nailed
or screwed on and can be easily
removed. Allow the sash to dry
thoroughly before attempting to
tit it back into the window frame.
First hid For Stained Fabrics:
Flood-stained clothing and 9TH
er household fabrics also require
special treatment. First step IL.
removing flood stains is to rinse
the articles several times in cool
water. That will take some Of the
soil that has worked its way in
between the fibers of the cloth.
When no more dirt can be rinsed
out, the articles should be washed
in warm soapsuds. Never put the
garments in warm soapsuds first.
That will set the stains. Remov-
ing the stains is the next step.
Rust or iron stains caused by
contact with rusty pipes or other
metal are rather stubborn to re-
move. Badly stained white cot
tons and linens can be bleached
in weak solution of oxalic acid
followed by thorough rinsing. To
neutralize the acid, make a weak
solution of ammonia water or
borax for one of the rinses, then
rinse again. Oxalic acid is poi
son, so label it and keep it out
OF the reach Of children. Color
removers sold by dye companies
can also be used. Follow direc-
tons on the package.
To remove that overall gray
lsh tinge from flood-soaked fab
RIGS follow the cool-water rms
ings with a bleach treatment. AL
chlorine bleach, that is the usual |
laundry bleach, can be used. Fol-
low the directions on the con-
tainer and be careful not to over !
soak or over-bleach the clothing.
That will weaken the fibers.
Follow the bleach treatment byl
the usual laundering in warm
NOTICE OF HEARING FINAL.
ACCOUNT AND REPORT AND