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20 SHELTON-MASON COUNTY JOURNAL---Published in "Christmastowt, U.q.A.," ShelteR, Washin
I II I I II I I II I
If You Get Burned
ii I
CHEOK YOUR MEDICINE CHEST FOR
0 Burn Ointment • Bandages
• Gauze • First Aid Supplies
• Red Demon Scrapper
In case of burns you'll find a
FULL LINE OF FIRST AID SUPPLIES AT .
Hazard Hunt In Your Home Can Reduce Danger of Fire
There were nearly 850,000 fires
in U. S. oilier during 1958.
They occurred everywhere .... in
}msinessen, churches, schools, ill
dustvial phmis, hospitals And in
homes.
There were ]1,500 fire deaths.
Principal victims were young chil-
(h'en under five yearn of age and
persons over 65.
And that's not all. Fire destroy-
ed a billion dollars worth of prop-
erty .... $1,056,266,000. That's some
$2,890,000 a (tay or (lamage equal
It) $B a year for every man, worn-
ah and child in the U.S.!
'I'HFNE WERE the results of
fires in one year. Yet, at least 75
percent of these fives were pre-
venlable! They happened largely
becaose of carelessness.
What can you do to help pre-
vent fires ?
Basically, two things: you can
make your home fire-safe and
make your family fire-safety con-
scious.
You can start by becoming a
fire hazard hunter in your home
by attempting to locate and elim-
inate the danger spots there.
Where do most home fis start ?
It has been reported that over half
begin in either the kitchen or the
living ix)ore. Bedrooms and base-
ments are other major ources of
: home fires•
What are the major causes of
fires ?
YEAR-IN and year-out the
front-runner is matches and stuck-
The Week of Octob 4 through I0 is FirePrevalion Week
AVOID FIRES
• ., ,, .
-00-USE ELECTRICITY
I0
r •
and Make Every Week in the Year Fire P evenhon Week
Observe These Simple Safe00 Rubs:
1--Fuses are for your protection--under no circumstances
place pennies behind fuses.
2--Do not place cords in door jams. Squeezing like this
breaks the protective covering.
3--Cords should never be run over radiators or steam pipes.
Insist on approved cords made for use in damp places,
where contact with metal is likely to occur.
4--Never run cords under rugs. They become worn quick-
ly and you are not aware of their condition.
5---Never have heating appliances connected when not in use.
Fres too frequently are caused in this way.
6--Do not disconnect appliances by pulling on the cord.
This disconnects the cord from the plug and frequently
causes trouble.
FIRF- HAZARDS.
ing, followed by misuse of elec-
tricity.
Matches and smoking caused
one-fourth el all fires during the
past decade. Most of these fires
were caused by carelessness ....
smoking or lighting matches in
dangerous places, carless dispos-
al of cigarettes gild matches,
smoking in bed, or children play-
ing with matches.
Practicing these few simple
rules will mean greater safety:
Keep plenty of ashtrays handy
....... and use them!
Make sure every cigarette, cig-
ar or match is out before you
dispose of it.
BEFORE YOU GO oUt or go to
bed---especially after entertaining
...... make a brief inspection to be
sure nothing is left burning.
Never strike matches or carry
lighted matches or candles into
closets, attics or other confined
places where clothing or combus-i
tible materials are kept.
. Finally, never smoke in bed. A
tragic number" of fires are caused
by dozing smokers.
The second most common cause
of fires, nfisuse of electricity,
caused 21 percent of U. S. fires in
1958.
TODAY American families are
using electricity in record quan-
tity. Millions of homes lmve re-
frigerators, electric washern, tele-
vision sets, phonographs, freezers,
clothes dryers and air condition-
ers, in addition to the smaller,
common appliances,
The question is:Is your home
properly wired to carry this toad ?
Too often not -- :for inadequate
and faulty wiring causes many
lmme fires.
When adding heavy duty" appli-
ances, check with a qualified elec-
trician to see if you need addition-
al circuits.
REMEMBER, too to buy only
appliances listed by Underwriters'
Laboral.ories, Inc. That means
they have been tested for safety
by thin impartial testing labor-
tm'y.
A proper fuse is a safety valve,
and the blowing of a fuse is a
warning the circuit is overloaded
or defective. Be sure to L use only
fuses of the right amperage for
circuits--usually 15 amperes.
Matches and smoking and mis-
use of electricity account for ,16
percent of all fires in this country.
Obviously, they require special
vigilance.
Most other fires ...... particularly
ly those in the home .... can gen-
erally be attributed to bad house-
keeping.
I YOUR BASEMENT or attic
littered with stacks of old maga-
zines or accumulated newspapers,
rags and other combustible rub-
bish? These are some of the fuels
fire feeds on.
Still other examples of house-
keeping hazards are dirty furnaces
and chimneys, greasy stoves and
carelessly stored oily rags, paints
and inflammable liquids.
Obviously, to prevent fires you
can't wait mltil spring cleaning to
elillliil:lte these colnlnon fire haz-
ltl'ds Cle;ln lip nOV,' nnd stay
(.leaned up the year-round. That
is practical fire prevention.
FACTS ABOUT FIRE
PREVENTION WEEK
Fire Prevention Week, sched-
uled for Oct. 4-10 this year, first
was observed in 1922 on a na-
tional basin.
Previously, Fire Prevention Day
had been observed since 1911,
when the Fire Marshals Ansocia-
tieR of North America offered the
first resolution for the inaugura-
tion of the day.
bire Prevention Day was de-
signed to mark the anniversary
date of the Great Chicago Fire,
October 9, 1871. That famous con-
flagvation--which actually start-
ed on October 8-caused $175,000,
000 estimated damage to property
and resulted in the loss of approx-
imately 250 lives.
To this day, Fire Prevention
Week is held in October each year
and it is always the week which
includes the anniernary of the
Chi(go fire.
With the advent of annual Na-
tional. Five Prevention Week Pet.
4-10, some four million youngsters
across the country qualify as Jun-
ior Fire Marshals by checking
their homes for fire hazards. They
list their findings in home in-
spection reports which they sub-
mit to their school teachers as
part of this public service educa-
tional program.
Our Junior Fire Marshals
I work for a safe community! /
Is your youngster a Junior Fire.Marshal? If so, he or '
she is participating in a program that's helping to make
safety principles that may save a life some day!
Be sure to help your youngsters put those principles
|nto practice by inspecting your home with them when
they bring home their Fire Prevention Report,
We are happy to cooperate with the Ifartford Fire m
Insurance Company in sponsoring all Junior Fire'Marshal
activities throughout the year. And we invite your sup...,
pprt for the program, tom
A. ROY DUNN :
Title Insurance Building Phone HA 6-6363
Representing the ........
im
ii
= • ;" mtora v,. I=.r..o. Comp=nv " •
ii lil i= L III I I II . air 1 I il
SHE WAS
DRY
CLEANING
AT WHAT
USED TO BE
HER HOME
I IJ I I I . J .
I I
R le M K M B E R
FIRE PREVENTION _ h
IS YOUR JOB . . . TO0 H
FIRE
.PREVEI
WEEK
DON'T GIVK, FIRE A'PL, AGf TO
I[I
,ere Some to
Be a Label Reader..,
and Uve.I
Store
in
Safety
Cb,ck Im fi
d.00'I
e I
TheY'll play.safe ... don't ov *rl°ll •
when left w,th a ....... .. !
trained sitter your wiring -
If Fire Does Start..
t '
Be ready with
[WO ways out
of every room
Get everyone out
at the first sign of
Smoke or Fjre t
Know
7--Cords should never be used as substitutes for permanent . ........ .... ' '
and properly installed wiring. Have an experienced elec- " .- A =, me Dum&lla Innmv
trician check the "load" on each outlet. Overloading Using cleaning fluids at home is like playing with ,/ "i IIIU IO /UUIIU Illtlalll |i,
may cause a serious fire. .ynamlte--IT'S APT TO BLOW UP' And when it does, . ---- i
8--Cords should be examined regularly. Worn out cords ::n;:; ::;'t::::nd:e:; t:l:stnm:::a;:lt'phe::; -/J'f- ; ' Vn|| ^u, v I
should be replaced immediately to prevent short circuits, worse than that, POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE! ''" (g " /UU UIIL/ Jou
9Insist on approved labeled cord with appliances, lamps ,f you Can Prevent Fires" |hi
and cord attachments. They wear longer and are safe. sendYOL:y°:: d:e:l::nNntgl ::V::ua::;:l::::: I L )
10--Be sure to have all electrical repairs and wiring made by , • • " • I / ||IP IS|| II [.-
competent electrmal contractors. ,rig '-00Efiifiii$! fit: UNLI rm
... use only non.flare- Can P ! T ut
. soone see . do that th, a.n,have you exo.e youso,, u hem 0
PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3 mob|" ,l.n|n" flmdsl J,-
' to the dange s of home cea " g. , • •
' " " SHELTON
OF MASON COUNTY • FIRE
Pantor,um €leaners
Your Publicly Owned Po:er ::dIght DEPARTMENT
! o00,oo00 ,.o,,., ,,o .oo. .., Ill AND TAILORS II
I THOMAS . W BB, Se rotary EDWIN TAYLOR, Commissioner |[] 215 S. SECOND STREET PHONE HA 6,3371 '[| IN CASE OF --..---.-- IJl. =llt
:] ]J ,R E rllUrtl: - .... ,N(,
20 SHELTON-MASON COUNTY JOURNAL---Published in "Christmastowt, U.q.A.," ShelteR, Washin
I II I I II I I II I
If You Get Burned
ii I
CHEOK YOUR MEDICINE CHEST FOR
0 Burn Ointment • Bandages
• Gauze • First Aid Supplies
• Red Demon Scrapper
In case of burns you'll find a
FULL LINE OF FIRST AID SUPPLIES AT .
Hazard Hunt In Your Home Can Reduce Danger of Fire
There were nearly 850,000 fires
in U. S. oilier during 1958.
They occurred everywhere .... in
}msinessen, churches, schools, ill
dustvial phmis, hospitals And in
homes.
There were ]1,500 fire deaths.
Principal victims were young chil-
(h'en under five yearn of age and
persons over 65.
And that's not all. Fire destroy-
ed a billion dollars worth of prop-
erty .... $1,056,266,000. That's some
$2,890,000 a (tay or (lamage equal
It) $B a year for every man, worn-
ah and child in the U.S.!
'I'HFNE WERE the results of
fires in one year. Yet, at least 75
percent of these fives were pre-
venlable! They happened largely
becaose of carelessness.
What can you do to help pre-
vent fires ?
Basically, two things: you can
make your home fire-safe and
make your family fire-safety con-
scious.
You can start by becoming a
fire hazard hunter in your home
by attempting to locate and elim-
inate the danger spots there.
Where do most home fis start ?
It has been reported that over half
begin in either the kitchen or the
living ix)ore. Bedrooms and base-
ments are other major ources of
: home fires•
What are the major causes of
fires ?
YEAR-IN and year-out the
front-runner is matches and stuck-
The Week of Octob 4 through I0 is FirePrevalion Week
AVOID FIRES
• ., ,, .
-00-USE ELECTRICITY
I0
r •
and Make Every Week in the Year Fire P evenhon Week
Observe These Simple Safe00 Rubs:
1--Fuses are for your protection--under no circumstances
place pennies behind fuses.
2--Do not place cords in door jams. Squeezing like this
breaks the protective covering.
3--Cords should never be run over radiators or steam pipes.
Insist on approved cords made for use in damp places,
where contact with metal is likely to occur.
4--Never run cords under rugs. They become worn quick-
ly and you are not aware of their condition.
5---Never have heating appliances connected when not in use.
Fres too frequently are caused in this way.
6--Do not disconnect appliances by pulling on the cord.
This disconnects the cord from the plug and frequently
causes trouble.
FIRF- HAZARDS.
ing, followed by misuse of elec-
tricity.
Matches and smoking caused
one-fourth el all fires during the
past decade. Most of these fires
were caused by carelessness ....
smoking or lighting matches in
dangerous places, carless dispos-
al of cigarettes gild matches,
smoking in bed, or children play-
ing with matches.
Practicing these few simple
rules will mean greater safety:
Keep plenty of ashtrays handy
....... and use them!
Make sure every cigarette, cig-
ar or match is out before you
dispose of it.
BEFORE YOU GO oUt or go to
bed---especially after entertaining
...... make a brief inspection to be
sure nothing is left burning.
Never strike matches or carry
lighted matches or candles into
closets, attics or other confined
places where clothing or combus-i
tible materials are kept.
. Finally, never smoke in bed. A
tragic number" of fires are caused
by dozing smokers.
The second most common cause
of fires, nfisuse of electricity,
caused 21 percent of U. S. fires in
1958.
TODAY American families are
using electricity in record quan-
tity. Millions of homes lmve re-
frigerators, electric washern, tele-
vision sets, phonographs, freezers,
clothes dryers and air condition-
ers, in addition to the smaller,
common appliances,
The question is:Is your home
properly wired to carry this toad ?
Too often not -- :for inadequate
and faulty wiring causes many
lmme fires.
When adding heavy duty" appli-
ances, check with a qualified elec-
trician to see if you need addition-
al circuits.
REMEMBER, too to buy only
appliances listed by Underwriters'
Laboral.ories, Inc. That means
they have been tested for safety
by thin impartial testing labor-
tm'y.
A proper fuse is a safety valve,
and the blowing of a fuse is a
warning the circuit is overloaded
or defective. Be sure to L use only
fuses of the right amperage for
circuits--usually 15 amperes.
Matches and smoking and mis-
use of electricity account for ,16
percent of all fires in this country.
Obviously, they require special
vigilance.
Most other fires ...... particularly
ly those in the home .... can gen-
erally be attributed to bad house-
keeping.
I YOUR BASEMENT or attic
littered with stacks of old maga-
zines or accumulated newspapers,
rags and other combustible rub-
bish? These are some of the fuels
fire feeds on.
Still other examples of house-
keeping hazards are dirty furnaces
and chimneys, greasy stoves and
carelessly stored oily rags, paints
and inflammable liquids.
Obviously, to prevent fires you
can't wait mltil spring cleaning to
elillliil:lte these colnlnon fire haz-
ltl'ds Cle;ln lip nOV,' nnd stay
(.leaned up the year-round. That
is practical fire prevention.
FACTS ABOUT FIRE
PREVENTION WEEK
Fire Prevention Week, sched-
uled for Oct. 4-10 this year, first
was observed in 1922 on a na-
tional basin.
Previously, Fire Prevention Day
had been observed since 1911,
when the Fire Marshals Ansocia-
tieR of North America offered the
first resolution for the inaugura-
tion of the day.
bire Prevention Day was de-
signed to mark the anniversary
date of the Great Chicago Fire,
October 9, 1871. That famous con-
flagvation--which actually start-
ed on October 8-caused $175,000,
000 estimated damage to property
and resulted in the loss of approx-
imately 250 lives.
To this day, Fire Prevention
Week is held in October each year
and it is always the week which
includes the anniernary of the
Chi(go fire.
With the advent of annual Na-
tional. Five Prevention Week Pet.
4-10, some four million youngsters
across the country qualify as Jun-
ior Fire Marshals by checking
their homes for fire hazards. They
list their findings in home in-
spection reports which they sub-
mit to their school teachers as
part of this public service educa-
tional program.
Our Junior Fire Marshals
I work for a safe community! /
Is your youngster a Junior Fire.Marshal? If so, he or '
she is participating in a program that's helping to make
safety principles that may save a life some day!
Be sure to help your youngsters put those principles
|nto practice by inspecting your home with them when
they bring home their Fire Prevention Report,
We are happy to cooperate with the Ifartford Fire m
Insurance Company in sponsoring all Junior Fire'Marshal
activities throughout the year. And we invite your sup...,
pprt for the program, tom
A. ROY DUNN :
Title Insurance Building Phone HA 6-6363
Representing the ........
im
ii
= • ;" mtora v,. I=.r..o. Comp=nv " •
ii lil i= L III I I II . air 1 I il
SHE WAS
DRY
CLEANING
AT WHAT
USED TO BE
HER HOME
I IJ I I I . J .
I I
R le M K M B E R
FIRE PREVENTION _ h
IS YOUR JOB . . . TO0 H
FIRE
.PREVEI
WEEK
DON'T GIVK, FIRE A'PL, AGf TO
I[I
,ere Some to
Be a Label Reader..,
and Uve.I
Store
in
Safety
Cb,ck Im fi
d.00'I
e I
TheY'll play.safe ... don't ov *rl°ll •
when left w,th a ....... .. !
trained sitter your wiring -
If Fire Does Start..
t '
Be ready with
[WO ways out
of every room
Get everyone out
at the first sign of
Smoke or Fjre t
Know
7--Cords should never be used as substitutes for permanent . ........ .... ' '
and properly installed wiring. Have an experienced elec- " .- A =, me Dum&lla Innmv
trician check the "load" on each outlet. Overloading Using cleaning fluids at home is like playing with ,/ "i IIIU IO /UUIIU Illtlalll |i,
may cause a serious fire. .ynamlte--IT'S APT TO BLOW UP' And when it does, . ---- i
8--Cords should be examined regularly. Worn out cords ::n;:; ::;'t::::nd:e:; t:l:stnm:::a;:lt'phe::; -/J'f- ; ' Vn|| ^u, v I
should be replaced immediately to prevent short circuits, worse than that, POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE! ''" (g " /UU UIIL/ Jou
9Insist on approved labeled cord with appliances, lamps ,f you Can Prevent Fires" |hi
and cord attachments. They wear longer and are safe. sendYOL:y°:: d:e:l::nNntgl ::V::ua::;:l::::: I L )
10--Be sure to have all electrical repairs and wiring made by , • • " • I / ||IP IS|| II [.-
competent electrmal contractors. ,rig '-00Efiifiii$! fit: UNLI rm
... use only non.flare- Can P ! T ut
. soone see . do that th, a.n,have you exo.e youso,, u hem 0
PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3 mob|" ,l.n|n" flmdsl J,-
' to the dange s of home cea " g. , • •
' " " SHELTON
OF MASON COUNTY • FIRE
Pantor,um €leaners
Your Publicly Owned Po:er ::dIght DEPARTMENT
! o00,oo00 ,.o,,., ,,o .oo. .., Ill AND TAILORS II
I THOMAS . W BB, Se rotary EDWIN TAYLOR, Commissioner |[] 215 S. SECOND STREET PHONE HA 6,3371 '[| IN CASE OF --..---.-- IJl. =llt
:] ]J ,R E rllUrtl: - .... ,N(,