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By C. M. SEAGRAVES, Safety Director 



\/n\ CTOBER 3-9, is, by Presidential 

 II Proclamation FIRE PREVEN- 

 V_y TION WEEK. With agricul- 

 ture annually paying $100,000,000 and 

 3500 of its people because of rural 

 fires, farmers should offer this program 

 every cooperation. 



Fire prevention engineers tell us that 

 80% of our fires are avoidable. Wheth- 

 er they are or not, we're yearly digging 

 up $100,000,000 and, that, strictly 

 speaking, ain't corn cobs. And every 

 one pays his share. Fire or no fire 

 you dig down. How come? 



Insurance rates are based largely on 

 losses. The more losses the higher 

 the rate. You carry insurance, don't 

 you.' Yes. Well then, you're indi- 

 vidually paying a share of the loss re- 

 sulting from our group carelessness. 



Some folks who can't stand the 

 sound of the word "cooperate" are 

 nevertheless cooperating in their in- 

 surance. That rosy glow lighting up 

 the sky tonight, away over west, is 

 farm property afire. Yep, you're help- 

 ing to pay for it. It's all rather pain- 

 fully plain, isn't it? 



Check your home for these items: 



1. When was your chimney last 

 cleaned? If more than two years ago, 

 it needs cleaning out again now. Please 

 notice we say "cleaning out," not 

 "burning out." 



2. There should be sufficient distance 

 between the stove, stovepipe, and fur- 

 nace, and the adjacent wall so that the 

 wall never becomes too hot to place 

 the cheek on. Kindling and other 

 fuel, clothing and all flammable ma- 

 terial should be kept well away from 

 all sources of heat. 



3. Use kindling to start and hasten 

 fires. Kerosene so used annually re- 

 sults in the death and disfiguration of 

 dozens of farm women who "have been 

 using it all their lives. " 



4. Home dry cleaning with gasoline 

 or benzene cannot be done safely. In 

 fact, gasoline should never be permitted 

 in the home except in lamps and stoves 

 and these should be filled away from 

 the buildings during the daylight 

 hours. 



5. Keep a ladder and fire extinguish- 

 er for kitchen use readily available . . . 

 always in the same place. 



Check your community for these 

 items : 



1. Are you served by a fire depart- 

 ment? If not, why not investigate the 

 advisability of organizing a volunteer 

 fire company? 



2. Is fire prevention given any at- 

 tention in your schools? 



3. Do you have a telephone alarm 

 system that would bring immediate 

 help in case of need? 



4. How does your community rec- 

 ognize FIRE PREVENTION WEEK? 



Illinois farm accident reports show 

 that corn harvesting equipment last 

 October injured temporarily 25, in- 

 jured permanently 3, and killed 3 farm- 

 ers. Tractors used for fall plowing 

 accounted for 3 more deaths. Total 

 score for the month for all farm acci- 

 dents; temporary injuries 116; per- 

 manent 13; permanent disabilities 2; 

 death 10. 



Eternal vigilance is the price we pay 

 for safety .... on the highway, in the 

 field, or in the home. 



250 Amateurs 

 Entertain At 

 County Fair 



^N innovation in County 

 jLL Fair attractions this year 

 /^ ^ ^^ / was a program of baseball, 

 Softball, readings, amateur singing, ed- 

 ucational talks, old-time fiddlers con- 

 cert, a pageant and a play held in con- 

 nection with the LaFayette Fair, August 

 23, 24, 25. All talent was provided 

 by rural groups in the community. 



The program of special features was 

 arranged by a committee of which Mrs. 

 H. Seymour Brown was chairman — 

 assisted by Miss Celia Johnson, Stark 

 county; Miss Velma Ruggle, Henry 

 county; and Miss Ella Donaldson, 

 Knox county. 



Rural youth clubs sponsored folk 

 dances, there was a hobby show, an 

 exhibit of curios, dolls, toys, antiques, 

 old school books, money, stamps, rare 

 coins, etc. Children in colorful cos- 

 tumes danced. Boy Scout troops dem- 

 onstrated, and amateur talent from the 

 three counties joined in celebrating 

 the thirtieth anniversary of the F^ir. 

 More than 2550 persons from 10 dif- 

 ferent localities took part. 





STUDY ONE OF 2500 SOYBEAN VARIETIES 

 W. I. Morse, left, in charge of soybean investigotiona for the USDA discusses 

 varieties with F. W. Jordan, Champaign county, Joseph Winterbotham, pres. Vermont 

 Soybean Ass'n. R. W. Hinton. Champaign county, and Prof. J. C. Hackleman, Univ. 

 of nhnois. The group is attending the recent annual meeting of the American Soybean 

 Association at Urbana where the government maintains a regional soybean industrial 

 products laboratory. Approximately 1000 attended from 15 states. The Pennsylvania 

 RJi. exhibited its famous "soybean car" demonstrating the many industrial uses 

 of the bean. , . . . 



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