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Fire Departments Do Service For Humanity Stacy \Y. Wade, Speaking At Annual Fireman's Convention At Durham Expresses Wish That These Departments Might Be Properly Supported Durham, August S?"Linked with i the spread of the teaching of Chris-1 tianity an"trTBe~TTTs*slpatlon of disease! there should be the same reverence I lor and support of any movement ( which has for its objective the pre-, vention or extinguishment of flre.! for It is service to humanity tha* 18 j holy in its purpose and wholesome In its effect." declared Insurance j Cjymmissioner Stacy W. Wade in ad addressing the annual convention of the North Carolina Fireman's Asso ciation h#?re Tuesday. "If the same enthusiastic support were given our flre departments as is lavished upon our baseball clubs. 1 tennis tournaments, football games, j etc," he continued, I cannot but feel that our fire record in this State would tell a different story. It must , be admitted that so far as our lim-! ited equipment permits and funds available we have fire lighting facil ities in North Carolina that cannot be surpassed, but in a large number i of towns this protection is wholly j lacking, while in nearly all it Is in adequate." The motorization of flre fighting I trucks with its aerial trucks has I worked wonderful changes in fire | fighting tactics, Mr. Wade asserted, I making them a thousand per cent | more efficient, 'but at the same time ; increasing "beyond the power of j Imagination the perils.to which fire men are constantly exposed. Hazards increased "The tendency to build in the air 1 instead of upon the ground has in- i creased the hazards of your profess-! ion by making the point of attack more Inaccessable." he said, "while' the ever increasing congestion in I traffic also contributes its portions of risk. It was a cause for general j rejoicing when so many of our towns and cities abandoned the vol-j untecr system and provided for a! paid fire'department, but .1 have, .been disappointed that this plan has' not been generally adopted through out the State, fpr only by recogniz ing the fire department as an inte gral part of city government and providing hy suitable appropriation for it* maintenance can efficiency he achieved. Of the 273 towns in our Stat" bavins a population in exccss of 500 people there are only 105 towns provided with Are fighting equipment amounting to 910,000, which means .that practically 16K towns of 500 and over are without Jlre_ protection altogether* The, most that yon can do o:' course i- to endeavor to impress upon your city authorities the real function and j importance of a flre department, and I to enlist their aid in securing public ! recognition and proper support of such a department as can cope not! only with the small or isolated flre, I but which is in a position to meet any emergency that might arise, for j it is the extraordinary fire that en tails the heaviest loss, the flre that , occurs in an unusual way, under ad verse circumstances and threatens a | conflagration ? such a flre as re- J suited in the lamentable conflagra tion in New Bern. The of New Item It may have been, and perhaps1 was impossible to prevent the spread of this fl?e and the necessary de molition of numerous buildings un touched by the flames, but It Is not ' too much to surmise that closer at- ? tention on the part of the city offi cials toWard fully equipping their de-j partment and developing them Into an efficient unit as a whole j would have eliminated much1 lost motion and saved valuable time, I which often represents the difference | ?between a flre of inconsequence and . a general disaster. This furnished i the first conflagration In the history ! of our State, and while that In Itself ' Is a cause for pride In the efficiency . of our flre departments It should | convey a special lesson to every city i and town, looking to a closer organ- j ization in their flre department and j more ample provision for adequate equipment, for there is hardly a city in our State that can boast of flre protection in keeping with the increase of Its population and busi ness area. "Our State as a whole hap an en viable record compared with the National average, our flre loss per capita being $2.43 against $4.75 throughout the nation, yet it Is any thing but reassuring to reflect that we have more towns In North Caro lina with a flre loss in excess of $5.00 per capita than any other State In the Union with the excep tion of New York, and while I am encouraging In every way possible the organization of flre departments In smaller towns the record of our | Don't Compromise | | With Your Stomach ' X W<'re mighty eareful In this *r1>rtlnn of our Grocerlea. and ft o lo II In erery Inatance lh?t all Canned Oooda, Vegetablea, tit., are freah and wholesome. Ifa a tile satisfaction know ing lhat your own Judgment* la bark by our careful choosing? and our prlcea are alwaya aa low an the market allowa. ii M.P.Gallop Co FHOXK8 8 AND 87 Corner Main A Water Sta. Will Carry Work To the Teachers 'ting* I'Amble to Attend Stale Meet ing Raleigh. August 8?"The object of these district meetings, the dates and places which were arranged by larger cities indicate that . the en largement of their Are fighting equipment is imperative. "Figures are not Jisuajly interest-1 ing but 1 must ask your Indulgence j to lay before you the loss ratio of some of our most important towns, figures compile^, from reliable re-j ports and which place the respon-1 slbility upon our city officials and fire departments:. Here's Kllzaheth City "Fire loss per capita; Salisbury. .67; Elizabeth City .98; Greensboro, $1.09; Rocky Mount. 3.03; Winston Salem. $3.55; Ashevllle $4.80; Dur ham 5.35; High Point 5.59; Raleigh. 6.42; Wilmington -7.56; Charlotte.! 10.48; Fayetteville 10.79; Hender son. 19.90; Goldsboro. 33.14; Wil son 35.27; Kinston 37.00; New Bern 166.89. "There is a very close relation be- ; tween the aim of the organized fire department and fire prevention work. The proverbial ounce of, prevention, never had a higher value1 than when applied to the prevention! of fires, and the effective adminis tration of the fire marshal law as well as the building and inspection J law, both of which are aimed at re duction in fire waste, is to a large extent dependent upon co-oj>erailon and interest of the local fir#* depart ment. * Kvery fire, however insigni ficant. if carefully analyzed would no doubt disclose to the firemen 1 some {lrfoct in construction or in, maint&nuiK e pr< mlse* which If rem edied would prevent a recurrence of a similar fire." ??*lre Prevention Mr. Wade said the Insurance De partment Is now engaged In the In struction of every school building in the State with a view of removing the Tire and panic hazard. Out of the total number of' less than 100 already Inspected, he said, more than 60 per cent were found defec tive in construction, condemned by the department and plans furnished for revised construction. "I feel highly gratified at the pro gress we have made," said the Com missioner in conclusion, "but lest our optimism overshadow our duty let us emphasize the need for more fire departments, .for more closely organized fire departments, for mu nicipal recognition as a part of city government. Let us demand greater public sympathy and sup port. Let us pay closer attention to inspections, especially In the (busi ness area of our towns for therein lies the secret of our high loss ratio, and in It all let us realize that the most effective fire protection is that directed at fire prevention." ^M66AAAAAAAAaaaaa. the Executive Committee of the J State Teacher#' Association last Fri- ] day. is to carry the work of the As-1 sociation to the teachers, who do not | ordinarily have the opportunity to i attend the State meeting." declared I Miss Elisabeth Kelly, president of j the association today. "For that reason," she explained, "we are ask ing all city and county superinten dents to urge their teachers to at-; tend these meetings." The first of the district meetings will be held in Asheville. for the Western mountain counties, on Sep- i tom-ber 81 and 23. The second, meeting will be held at Greensboro on October S and 6. the third in Charlotte on October 19 and 20. the^ fourth at Raleigh on November 2 I and 3. the fifth in Greenville on November 16 and 17 and the last one in Wilmington November 30 and December 3. Mrs. \V. H. CirifTin and sons. Ful- j m? r and John Daniels, of Hiuh Point are vialting Mrs. \V. C. Sawyer on1! North Road street. Gelfand's R e 1 i s h j and Mayonnaise at all! good grocers. Where Every Man Finds What He Likes to Wear S Spencer-Walker Co. IXCORPOIIATKD Hlnton Building. Opposite Y. M. C. 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