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the pilot. Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina
Friday, September 30, 19J8.
Prepare Now For Fire Prevention Week Octotier 915
Ashes A Iways
Cost Money
Even when property is insured, it costs
property-owners money when it bums. Your
loss may be fully paid by an insurance com
pany, but it’s really being paid by all the
Dther people who bought insurance and didn’t
have a fire. This is Fire Prevention Week
to remind you to make sure there are no
needless fire hazards on your property.
Check up. Do your part to stop fire waste.
Let us check your rates.
Associated Offices of
Robert N. Page, Jr., and Harry B. Emery
General Insurance and Real Estate
Pinehurst, N. C.
Exceptionally Low Fire
Loss Record in Sandhills
Proves Value of Publicity
I’ractically Clean Slate in Three
Sandhills Towns This Year,
Few Losses Last
PROTECT
YOURSELF
>VITH ADEQUATE
“Fire Prevention Week,” designed
to impress upon the public the haz
ards of fire are achieving splendid
results. These campaigns, if such
they can be termed, have received!
whole-hearted support in editorial 1
publicity and adequate aid in ad
vertising by insured and insurers.
The dangers of the neglected cel
lar, the dusty attic and accumula
tions of trash have been reiterated
so that the lesson taught by wide-
I spread publiciy is at last bearing
I fruit. Semi-annual inspections by fire
! department officials show splendid
j results in the absence of recognizable
' causes for fire.
I The fire departments of the three
: Sandhills towns of Aberdeen, Pine-
I hurst and Southern Pines have prac-
^ tically clean slates for the year
. 1938. While they have answered many
I still alarms, nearly all of which were
I for threatening grass or brush fires
I endangering adjacent dwellinigs, no
I serious damage has been recorded-
Aberdeen's last serious fire, that of
' the Farrell block on December 27th
caused a loss of approximately $3,.
500; Pinehurst’s, a $10,000 loss in
the burning of the stables on the
night of November 2nd, and South,
i ern Pines a loss of about $1,500 in
the partial destruction of the home
of Prof. T. U. Connor of the West
Southern Pines schools.
Insurance
Don’t delay in attending to this
important matter. However
careful you may be in prevent
ing fire in your home or at
business there always remains
that chance that fire may de
stroy your valuable possessions.
L. L. BIDDLE, II
PINEHUBST
NORTH C.4ROIJNA
Motor Tune-Up
IMPROVES CAR PERFORMANCE
SAVES GAS
Our Competent 'Nlecharfics and United Motors
Testing Equipment
Assures Dependable Repairs
Colton & Ferguson Garage
I Dial 5311
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Southern Pines
Own Anything Valuable?
If so it represents something that
you’ve strived for by hard work or
savings ... a home, a business, prop
erty or household effects . . . some
thing to be protected from loss.
W\i Insured? ? ? ? ? ?
If a fire or some other disaster should
wipe it out are you prepared to re
place it or would it mean a serious loss
or setback to your progress? Insur
ance is your only safeguard.
ENOUGH? 11 11 1 1
^ N’ext to having no insurance is the
danger of not having enough. Why
have to face ANY loss when fire in
surance is so cheap and complete cov
erage only a matter of a few extra
dollars?
GEORGE P. HAWES, Jr., Agent
Theatre Building Pinehurst
Boy Scouts Pay Tribute
to Dr. Prizer’s Memory
Offer Silent Prayer at Meeting
of Pinehurst Troop.—Many
Win Awards
The Pin«hurst Boy Scouts paid tri
bute to the late Dr. E. Levis Prizer
with a silent prayer at their mojet-
ing last week. The Scouts realize
their great loss in the passing of Dr.
Prizer.
At this meeting the Court of
Awards was called to ord«r by the
Scoutnmster, D. G. Coffey. The Rev.
A. J. McKelway, chairman, presided
with the assistance of Roderick In-
nis, T. R. Cole and W. A. Leland Mc-
Keithen. The program opened with
the Scout oath and followed with a
prayer. The Scoutmaster outlined hia
work and spoke briefly on the stages
of advancement in Scoutin(g-.
The Court had the pleasure of
awarding one of the highest honors
in Scouting to Jesse W. Cole, who
received his Eagle badge. He also
received an Eagle ring, a gift fiorri
his parents. Mr. McKeithen prgpcnt-
ed the ring and made an excellent
talk on the honor of receiving the
Eagle aw’ard.
Those receiving badges for merit
in advancement were: Bevins Camer.
on, Tenderfoot; Bobby Dupont, 2nd
Class; Peter Dup'-.nt, Star; Jack Tay
lor, Star; Watson Smith, Jr., Star;
James Wicker, Life; John Taylor and
Roderick Shaw, Merit badges.
The Pinehurst Scouts have under
construction an airway sign to be
located on the Pinehurst Garage roof.
They are to be praised for this civic
duty and offer the above suggestion
for consideration in other communi-
ties-
Your electric wiring should be
checked every so often. Defective
wiring causes many unnecessary
fires.
A Code of Caution
Fo#ow These Simple Rules
and Fire Losses Will Be
Cut to Minimum
Don’t pile trash in cellars, nor
near the house-
Watch disposal of matches and
lighted smoking materials; they
are responsible for a heavier an
nual loss than any other known
cause—always keep matches out
of reach of small children.
Use proper fuses in electric cir
cuits; the fuse is the safety valve
of the system and should not be
tampered with. Turn off electric
flat irons and other electrical de
vices If you have to leave them for
even a moment.
Gasoline and other volatile li
quids make dangerous cleaning
fluids; use the safe compounds
on the ma»ket, including carbon
tetrachloride, which is obtainable
at any drug store.
Defective chimneys and flues
caused nearly $20,000,000 destruc
tion last year; keep them clean
and In repair..
Walls, ceilings and partitions
should be shielded from the over
heating of stoves, furnaces and
connecting pipes-
Hot ashes belong in metal con
tainers, not in wooded boxes or
barrels.
Oil lamps or stoves are safely
filled only by daylight.
Open fires always should be
screened when left untended.
Cooperate with the firemen who
inspect your homes and places of
business.
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Protect Your Property
Use
BARRETT’S ASPHALT SHINGLES
ASBESTOS SHINGLES
Many Colors to select from
We have everything for the builder.
BURNEY HARDWARE COMPANY
Phone #0
Aberdeen
FRANK RITTER C. E. ALEXANDER
SOUTHERN PINES GARAGE
A Car That Drips Oil or Gasoline Is Not a Safe Car. It May
Catch Fire anytime- Let I’s Check tip on Yours. Remember
the Ounce of J’revention- '
TAXI SERVICE—OSCAR MICHAEL
Telephone 6141
Southern Pines
Hurricanes Show Need
of Tornado Insurance
Wind No Riftspecter of Localities.
—Better See Your Agent
About Protection
The hurricane along the North At
lantic coast, with its deaths running
into hundreds and property damage
into the millions, and yesterday’s cy
clone which struck Charleston, S. C.,
shows the need for tornado insurance.
The wind is no respecter of locali
ties. The Sandhills section suffered
a heavy loss at Ashley Heights not
many years ago. j
This is another thought for Fire
Prevention W'eek. Consult your In
surance agent about tornado insur
ance. Consult your contractor, your
building supply man, about making
j'our home safe against windstorms.
I
AID THE FIREMEN’ TO
LOCATE FIRE HAZ.VRDS
BE SAFE
MODERNIZE YOUR
HEATING PLANTandPLDNBING SYSTEM
ESTIMATES GLADLY GIV'EN
FRIGIDAIRE
OIL BURNERS
IRON FIREMEN
(Automatic Coal Burners)
ESSO-HEAT FUEL OIL
L V. O’CALLAHAN
FRIGIDAIRE SALES AND SERVICE ,
I Telepkone 5341 Southern Pines
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Members of fire departments in the
Sandhills towns are inspecting homes
and business houses for fire haz-
ards-
Help them locate possible danger
spots. Keep down fire losses and you
ketep down insurance rates.
REVIVAL SERVICES END
A successful series of revival ser
vices at the Vass Baptist Church
came to a close with the Sunday
morning service. Dr. Guy Funder,
burk, the pastor, did the preaching,
apH much favorable comment lias
been heard of his method of conduct
ing revival services.
If You Do Have the Misfortune
To Have A Fire Loss—
YOUE BEST PROTECTION IS
INSURANCE
Mutual Pollcis Pay Dividends and are Prompt in Settling Claims
H. A. LEWIS, Agent
Telephone 7885 Southern Pines
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CHECK WIRES—PREVENT FIRES
Your Car is Only Fireproof if It’s Properly C/ared For.
Check your Wire Connections Frequently. Check Your
Gas Line. Bring it In. We’U Do It For You-
Dirty Motors also cause lines.
CLARK’S GARAGE
Telephone 7171
West Broad & Connecticut Avenue
KEEP YOUR FAMILY
SAFE
Send your Jjaundry to us
and Insure Sanitation in Every Way.
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Southern Pines Laundry Company, Inc.
Telephone 6101 West New York Avenue
TRY
as you will you cannot
PROTECT YOURSELF
at all times and under all
oircumstances
AGAINST FIRE
you can, however, protect
yourself with adequate
Insurance
PAUL T. barnum
Bank Building
Southern Pines