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Fire Hazard Greater 



IF YOU live in a farmhouse, you are 

 in greater danger of being killed 

 by fire than you would be if you 

 lived in a city, according to the Na- 

 tional Fire Prevention Association, 

 sponsor of Fire Protection Week, Oct. 

 9-15. 



Twelve per cent more persons lost 

 their lives in rural area dwelling fires 

 than in similar fires in urban areas. 

 For children the percentage difference 

 is 21/2 times as great as for persons of 

 all ages, the NFPA says. Thirty per 

 cent more children died in rural dwell- 

 ing fires. 



In computing the percentages, no al- 

 lowance was made for the fact that the 

 urban population of the United States is 

 approximately one-fourth larger than 

 the rural population. On this basis it 

 would appear that the person living on 

 a farm or in a small town is in even 

 greater danger. 



ON THE FARM 



About 11,000 persons were killed in 

 fires last year and in addition there 

 were many who died later as a result of 

 burns or injury to the lungs. For this 

 reason it is important that farm people 

 be concerned about the removal of fire 

 hazards. 



Following are some suggestions for 

 rural fire prevention: (1) Clean stove- 

 pipes and flues annually. (2) Protect 

 walls from overheating by stoves and 

 ranges. (3) Get rid of flammable rub- 

 bish, old papers, magazines, worn-out 

 clothes, broken furniture, and boxes. 



(4) Keep oily rags in metal con- 

 tainers to avoid spontaneous ignition. 

 (5) Repair defective electrical appli- 

 ances and replace frayed cords. Fuses 

 should always be used and should be of 

 the size recommended for adequate pro- 

 tection. (6) Don't smoke in bed or in 

 barns and don't discard lighted ciga- 

 rettes or matches. (7) Saf^uard and 



THIS COULD 

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 TO YOU 



(t'f important to know 

 what to do to prevent 

 fires on your farm but 

 It It far more Impor- 

 tant to do It. Ob- 

 serve Fire Protection 

 Week, Oct. 9.I5. 



Presidents of county Form Bureaus named 

 by districts who form o committee studying 

 Farm Bureau financing ore shown at their 

 tetond meeting In the Illinois Agricultural 

 Association offices in Chicago, front row, 

 ietl to right: lawrence Todt, Montgomery 

 county, district 31; Frank loucks. Will, dla- 

 trict one to II, chairman; W. H. Beaumam, 

 Johnson, 24; Lloyd Berryman, io Daviess, 

 13; George Bauer, Bond, 23, and Park* 

 KerlMugh, l^clean, 17. Back row, Oliver 

 Rosmussen, Iroquolt, IB; W. F. Whipple, 

 LaSalle, 13; W. R. Subling, Calhoun, 30; 

 Clarence McCauley, Jefferton, 33; George 

 Attig, Mercer, 14; fluuell Hayes, Randolph, 

 33; Charles A. Holler, Peoria, 16; R. H. 

 Gantz, Piatt, 19. John M. Lock, fultou, 15, 

 was not pretent for the picture. 



label any supply of gasoline or kero- 

 sene that may be kept on the premises. 



(8) Have fire extinguishers in handy 

 conspicuous places and be sure every- 

 body knows how to use them. (9) Have 

 a ladder sufficiently long to reach the 

 roofs of all buildings and keep it always 

 in the same place so it will be available 

 at instant notice. (10) Hooks or wires 

 should be provided in bams and other 

 buildings on which lanterns may be 

 hung. (11) Cover flammable wood 

 shingles with fire-resistant roofing. 



According to a NFPA spokesman, the 

 biggest fault is not that people don't 

 know what to do to prevent fires but 

 simply that they don't do it. If all 

 common, easily understood fire hazards 

 were eliminated, the number of farm 

 fires could be reduced as much as 90 

 per cent. 



Illinois had queens of all sorts and descrip- 

 tions this tummer from corn to sauerkraut. 

 Here's the pumpkin queen and her court at 

 the Eureka Festival In late September. She 

 It Clarabelle Garber. The court from left to 

 right: Annette Hartler, Peggy Ulrich, Vir- 

 ginia Sutter, and Dolores Krumholz. 



OCTOBER. 1949 



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