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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1957 THE NEWBERRY SUN PAGE THREE h\\k) 8£ CAGEFUL / i&m V, » THIS IS.... National Fire Prevention Week R. E. SUMMER AGENCY Complete Insurance Service Since HK!2 121!) Friend St. Phone SI Yates Heating & Refrigeration A home which you worked years to pay tor may he a total Iohn in n few minutes because of fire, caused by faulty electri cal connections. Call us today to help you with your wiring needs. We are also experts in installing air conditioning: sys tems. YATKS HKATlNt; & KKFKKJFUATION 2025 Glenn St. Phone 206 THE FACTS--- YOU could be one of FIRE’S VICTIMS! Most fires in the home are caused by CARELESSNESS!! Prevent Fires from Starting— Nino out of ton tiros oould bo pro von tod if you: 1. Kopt matches away from tiny hands and enoourajred adults to smoko safely (and never in hod); 2. Stopped misusing electricity by improper fusing, overloaded circuits and defective wiring and appliances; 3. Had your heating equipment and chimney annually cleaned, inspected and defects repaired; I. I sed fire-retardant roofing; 3. Never allowed gasoline, bcntine, naptha, or similar volatile flammable liquids in the home for any purpose. (Never use such flammable liquids for dry cleaning or to kindle a fire.); t*. Keep rubbish and unnecessary combustibles regularly removed from your home. Prevent Fires from Spreading— Fire can spread with astonishing speed from floor to floor, through hollow partitions and up stairways. Hoisting buildings can be made safer by: 1. I’sing fire resistive materials wherever possible; 2. rutting off basement from first floor by a heavy door; 3. Plastering basement celling with cement or gypsum plaster on metal lath; % i. “Firestopping" hollow partitions at floor levels (especially basement); 5. Installing automatic sprinklers in cellar; ti. If the garage is part of the house it should he separated by masonry wnlls or at least by metal lath and cement or gypsum plaster. Any door in these walls should bo a fire door but access to the garage should be preferable from the outside only; 7. Have an approved fire extinguisher of the right type available. Main tain it in operative condition. Understand how to operate it. —N