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V / / Page Eight THE CLINTON CHRONICLE ! "V: Thursday, January 20, 1949 J. C. THOIVL\S, local business man, is chairman for the “March of Dimes” campaign now under way in the city, sponsored by the county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Babson's Letter (By Roger Babson) New York City, Jan. 14.—Last year V. S. property was destroyed by needless fires amounting to $700,- 000,000. In addition about 15,000 people lost their lives. Property Can be replaced but lives cannot be. Be sure that this year 1949 your house is not burnt with you in it. All who lost their lives last year could be elire and happy today. About 25 per cent of the fires are due to smoking—mostly cigarette smoking. About 20 per cent are due to defective wiring, overloading pre sent wires and misuse of flexible cords. Fifteen per cent of the fires are set; while the balance are due to various causes. These mostly could be classified as “carelessness and bad housekeeping.’’ It is abo .nteresting to note that most fires start in basements of hornet, factories and stores. If base ments Were kept clean, the total fire loss could be reduced 30 per cent. Closets and attics are also a source of danger. I hope each reader of this column will start 1949 by giv ing his basement, attic and closets a good/cleaning out. Don’t be afraid to throw stuff away!. Back Your Firemen Considering the tremendous loss stated above, you at first think that the fire departments have been lax and inefficient. This is not so. I be lieve that the fire departments of our cities are the most efficient of all city departments. Just think—if it were not for your fire department your entire city would now be in ashes. Also remember that all fires are ultimately extinguished. Ninety per cent of the fires are extinguished by the fire department before the loss amounts to $500. This is pretty- good and usually is due to someone quickly pulling a little red fire alarm box. In fact, there never was a fire (unless caused by explosion) which could not have been extinguished by one bucket of water/if discovered in time. ^ Listen To Your Fire Chief When your city council or select men ask ybur advice of their Health | J or Legal Department or Building In spector they act upon the advice. I When, however, the Fire Chief asks | for new equipment or more fire! j alarm boxes he is partly given the j brush off. This is wrong. Fire Chiefs know what is best for, their city and the taxpayers. Hence, j all their requests for appropriations | ; should be granted, including reoom- 1 jmendations for salary increases. Con-! | sidering their responsibilities, the firemen and their Chief are the poor est paid of all city employees. Your Fire Chief is your best friend. Suggestions To Readers The best kind of fire protection is , j a sprinkler system connected with I the fire alarm system. Another less expensive but very efficient system, 1 is the so-called “Vig-alarm Rate-of- ,Rise”—System, connected with the; fire department. This does not ex-! ' tinguish the fire as do sprinklers b,ut it automatically calls the fire depart- | ment before the fire gets underway.; For most jjuildings, either of the above systems is perfect protection. For a tenant in a block of stores it! is only partial protection. He may do 1 j all he can to protect his store; but if a restaurant next door without protection, then the careful store-! keeper is handicapped. Legislation should be enacted so when the ma- ! jority of the property owners of any city block want sprinkler or auto matic protection, all the property! owners in this block must join. Fire Alarm Boxes The little red fire alarm box on the corner of your street is also a friend of yours. And be sure that there is a box at each corner so that which ever way you or some passer-by runs, 1 he will quickly find a box to pull. This is especially important as so many fires start when no one is in the home, store or building and the Fire Chief is dependent upon a pas ser-by. To depend upon a telephone is dangerous. In the excitement the tel ephone operator or the fire depart ment often misunderstands the cor rect address. Too many street names sound alike and too many excited 'women, telephone only: “Come, quickly my house is on fire,” with out given any address. Belle’s. CHECK OUR PRICES! CHECK OUR QUALITY! YOU CAN’T BEAT OUR VALUES! Continue to lining fyon ... ■“ Greatest SAVINGS In WHITE GOODS! !. « *> M 8 ♦V S ♦V ♦ * :: CHECK THIS FAMOUS QUALITY! 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