Wednesday, March 28, 2001
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Wednesday, March 28, 2001 |
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Privy to history By CAROLYN CARY
Members of the Holly Grove A.M.E. Church in south Peachtree City have consulted with an expert on preserving one of its historical buildings, namely the privy. Chris Brooks, administrator of the Tullie Smith Farm at the Atlanta History Center, is an expert on the subject of outhouses. While he is specifically looking for 19th century outhouses that were put together with square nails, he was pleased to see a 20th century building still intact, especially a "three-holer," accommodating three persons. He will be sending his suggestions for its restoration to church members, Annie Hammond, Joe Smith, Gail Goode and Gerry Holt. Accompanying him from the history center was Beth Woodward, who serves as outreach teacher. She has spoken to classes at Sandy Creek High School and Starr's Mill High School. The church will be celebrating its 104th anniversary this year and will be sponsoring a display at the church for Preservation Week Saturday, May 19. Other churches in the area will be invited to participate. Change your clocks, smoke alarm batteries As the spring daylight savings time change approaches this weekend, the Fayette County Department of Fire and Emergency Services wants to remind residents to make another change that could save their lives changing the batteries in their smoke detectors. The time to push clocks ahead one hour is before bedtime this Saturday. The official "spring forward" hour is 2 a.m., Sunday, April 1, no foolin'. An average of three children a day dies in home fires across the nation, and 82 percent of these occur in homes without working smoke detectors, said Pete Nelms, department public information officer. The most commonly cited cause of nonworking detectors is worn or missing batteries, he added. "Working smoke detectors provide an early warning and critical extra seconds to escape," said Chief Jack Krakeel, director of the department. "This is particularly important for those most at risk of dying in a home fire, such as children and seniors. Krakeel also recommends that residents test their smoke detectors by pushing the test button, plan two ways out of the house in case of fire, and practice those escape routes with the entire family. By following that advice, he said, you can reduce your risk of death or injury in a residential fire by half.
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