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y ?>-n?5r : ?? Fire Chiefs Of Four Haywood County Towns Give Timely Suggestion Observance Of Fine Prevention Week Is Started The fire chiefs of the four fire department* in Haywood, have is sued copies of a home fire safety cheek list, which is timely, and a part of a program of curbing fire losses. The four fire department heads said that since this check lisl is supposed to cover the kind of house most people live in. it is quite possible some of the hazards listed are not found in your home. For example, your home may not have a basement. Therefore, base ment hazards will not be found. Or, you may live in an apartment and have no yard or ga'age hazards, and quite possible, you do not own f a portable oil heater, the firemen said. The lists are as follows: Yard and Oarage Hazards Have you removed all combust ible rubbish, leaves and debris Irom your yard? Have you removed all waste, j debris, and litter from your garage? Is an adult always present dur ing the entire tithe trash, leaves, etc., are being burned out of doors? Is trash and refuse burned in a suitable outdoor incinerator*' Have weeds, dried leaves and rubbish been removed from vacant 1 property adjacent to yours? Does your garage haw a cod- I crete. brtck. or earthen floor? ' If you store paint, varnish, etc . 1 in garage, are the containers al ways kept tightly closed? I If your garage is in the base- ; ment, or is a part of the house, have cut-offs or harriers been pro vided to prevent leakage of gases, ( ?mnko or odors into living iiuar ters? Housekeeping Hazards 1)0 you keep your buenioit, storerooms, and attic free from j rubbish, oily rags, old papers, mat-' tresses, broken furniture, etc? If j ou use an oil mop. do you keep It in a metal container or olher safe, well ventilated place where it will not catch fire b> spontaneous ignition? l)o you destroy or safely dispose of oily polishing rags or waste af ter using? i)o you deposit ashes in covered hole-free metal containers, and dispose of them at frequent, regu lar -Jntwv?U? - Has your family been forbidden to lisp gasoline, benzine, or other similar flammable fluids for clean ing clothing or floors In your home? Heating .uxt Cooking Hazards Is your insMe basement door at the head of the stairs tightly fit ted and kept closed at night? Are wood floors under stoves and heaters protected by metal, brickwork, concrete, or ventilated air space'' If your house is nil healed, is the j motor oiled, and burner cleaned, adjusted and inspected by a reli able service man before Ihe heating season? Are ail stovepipes and chimneys cleaned repaired and your furnace inspected each fall? Have you eliminated all stove pipes and gas vent piping which pass through attic, closets, store rooms, or frame partitions? \re walls, ceilings and partitions near boilers, stoves, furnaces and heating pipes protected by non combustible insulation or is ade quate separation provided? Are members nt.your family for bidden to start fires in stoves, fire places. etc . with ke osene or oth er flammable liquids? Are all fireplaces equipped with metal Are screens? If you have gas connections made of rubber tubing for portable gas heaters or appliances, are shut-ofl \alves installed in the metal ga? pipe tine" Oil Heater Hazards Are your oil healers and of stoves of a type which has bee I examined and listed by the Under writers' Laboratories. Inc.? Are rooms in which oil heater are used, properly ventilated fq lifi safety during operation? la your (Mirtable oil heater al wws set so that it is level, in or der to insure proper operation? Do you always refill the fuel lark or compartment of your oil heelers and oil stoves out doors an<. in the daylight? If you use a wirk-type oil heater, do you trim the wick and clean it revularly? Do you regulate the flame and properly maintain your oil heater tir stove to keep it from smoking? Do you always see that your portable oil heater is placed well :iw is from curtains, drapes, Turni ttfre, etc.? Do you always turn out your MM table oil heater upon retiring it flight? Klrctrical lla/ards Do you allow only reliable elec rii'ians to Install or extend your wn ing Are nil of your electrical appli ances <? including irons. waffle | irons, mixers, heaters, lamps, fans, j ratlins, television sets, and other do/ices listed by Underwriters' ; Lit ^oratories. Inc.'.' Do all rooms have an adequate j number of outlets to take care of electrical appliances? Have you done away with all in iltiple attachment plugs? \re your electric irons and all cl'-etrieal appliances user for cook ill {, equipped with metal stands at d heat-limit controls? Have you provided special cir clits for heavy duty appliances MM as washing machines, refriger- j ators, ranges. Ironers, etc.'.' Do you use only 15 amp. fuses ii the fuse box for your house- < h ild lighting circuits? Are all flexible electrical exten- i sion and lamp cords in your hous<> ir the open none placed under rigs, over hooks, through parti tions or door openings? Matches and Careless Smoking Hazards ? l)o you keep matches in metal 4 nntainers away from heat and i way from children'.' Do you extinguish all matches, cigarette and cigar hutts carefully Jefore disposing of them? Do you see to it that there are denty of non-combustible ash trays n all rooms throughout the house*? Are all members of your family instructed not to smoke in bed'.' Preparation In Case of Fire l)o you kno\F the location of the I ft re alarm box nearest your home? Do you know how to lurn a fire* alarnt? Do you know the telcphonenum , her of the fire department? When you employ sitters do you .instruct them carefully on what to do in case of fire Did your entire family take part in completing this check list? ; When Snow Melted RALEIGH fAPI ? No doubt Frank Snow will be more careful .the next time he thumbs a ride. Snow, a short-term prisoner, i reaped from a Halifax county ' prison camp' road gang. A short ' time later he flagged down a car. The motorist happened to be a deputy sheriff, who gave him a i ride hack to camp. ? ? IVfHC'S FIRf DRPARTMTNT has a new truck jid building, plus mnch modern equipment, tfrre arc wmr of the members of the depart ment. with their truck in front of the tire stu tion. (.Mountaineer Photo). Clyde Department Has New Truck, Other Equipment The lire losses reported by (he Clyde Fire Department this year amount to $22,000. with $20,000 of that in one fire, the toss of the Jarrett Williamsop home The department, with Larry H. , Ca?le. chief, and J. B. Martin, as | sistant. have made nine calls this year. Two calls were to burning cars and seven to homes. The department recently added _ i ' a new building and truck to the department, plus other essential equipment. Lester Ward is secretary-treas urer of the department, with Troy Stamey. W. A. "Bill" Haliburtnn, and James Newman, captains. Other members of the depart ment arc: Edwin Jackson, Claude Jolley, Glenn Allen, Fred Medford, Amos Medford, FJmer Good son Paul IJobinson, K. M. Bueker. ' Carl Gilhs, G. C. Starr, Chaplain, T. M. Bonner, S. P. Haynes, Les ter Burgin. Alvin McKinnish, Bud Thompson. Johnnie Morgan, Lem uel Maekey. United Fund (Continued from page one) local United Fund Campaign, said a lot of hard work had already gone into the program to assure its success. "The 25 agencies who are par ticipating are dependent upon the generosity of the public. The "one time' contribution plan for the 25 agencies makes the work here simpler, easier, and also means that more of every dollar goes into the work for which it is contribut ed, because the United Fund plan raises the money much cheaper per dollar than it is possible to do under the multiple drive plan." he said The chairman of the different divisions are: Advance gifts, Mrs. Bill Prevost. Industry, Joe S. Davis and Char lie Woodard. , Commercial (business district) I Fuel Taylor and Lonnie L. Lyda. ' Professional, Dr. Jack Dicker son. Public employees, Mrs. Fred Campbell. Residential, Hye Sheptowitch end Robert'Winchester. Rural and C D.P.. M R. Wliisen hunt, ' Colored area, Henry Tuttle. Schools, M. H. Bowles. The list of agencies to share in the United Fund program proceeds include: Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts. Polio. Red Cross. Clothes Closet. WTHS Band. Christmas Cheer Fund. Health and Welfare and Sight Conserva tion for both Waynesville and Haz clwood Lions. Crippled Children. Woman's CIpb Christmas Tree for needy. Cerebral Palsey. Physically Handicapped group. U p. O. American Social Hygcne. National Traveler's Aid. United Seaman's Service. The Children's Home Society of . North Carolina. Carolina* United. Fclmet. campaign chairman, Liquor (Continued from pace 1) ing over a 150-foot rmbankment, Cpl. Smith added. It was put out of operation by the force of the crash and hud to be towed into the sheriffs office. According to i law. it will he sold at public auc tion. Browning appeared at the sher iffs office Friday and posted a $1,000 bond on a charge of trans porting and possession of non-tax paid liquor for the purpose of sale. I' He will be given a hearing before I Justice of the Peace J. J. Fergu son at 3 p.m. Friday. Investigation into the identity of his companion Is being continued. The two patrolmen said the whiskey hauled by the two men probably came from Tennessee. Farm Bureau Dinner I Slated Monday Night The Haywood County Farm Bu reau's annual membership drive will start with a kickoflt dinner at ? p.m. Monday at the Towne House, according to Joe L. Boone. Farm Bureau president. The principal speaker will be John E. Jones, general manager of the North Carolina Farm Bu reau Mutual Insurance Company. The drive itself will get under; \va\ OP Tur-dac Canton Has Largest Fire Department In The County The Cantor Fire Department, with H. L, Setzer. chief, has five paid firemen, an assistant, Glad>on haynie, and 23 volunteers. The * department has modern equipment, with a late model truck recently added to the de partment. Fred Smith is secretary, and one of the five paid firemen. Other paid firemen include Ted Cole, Claude Roberts, Claude Amnions and Arlan Sharp. The volunteer firemen of the department are: Joe Mease. W. M. Coman, W. W. Mitchell. C. B. Witt, Walter Price, Sr.. Guv McCracken, E. J. Gal Jlenne. G. C. Banks, Frank Smath ers, Wesley F. Holtzclaw. R. W. Robertson, Gordon Miller, Walter Price. Jr., Rufner H. Jones. Jack D. Woody, Ed Harkins, W. K. Stephens. Bobby Sellers, Bobby J. Owens, Bill Coman, Jr., Charles J. Summey. J. Z. Sniathers. Claude Eroyles. The fire losses for Canton thus far this year have amounted to $7,035. There have been IB-calls answered by the department for this year, according to the depart ment's records. Lesson Taught ATLANTA 'API ? Alice Mont-' gcmery, 15. of Thomaston, Ga., was baby sitting and teaching her i young charges the alphabet via plastic blocks. She sneezed with an A in her mouth and it lodged in her windpipe. Doctors here retrieved it but Alice now has her doubts about combining education and baby sit ting. J. M. Ratcliff Dies At 78 After Illness James M. RatcIifTe. 78, a retired farmer and dairyman .of Waynes ville, Route 3, died in the Hay wood County Hospital at 6:45 p.m. Sunday following a long illness. He was the son of the late Mack and Elmira Jones RatcIifTe of Hay wood County and was a member of the RatcIifTe Cove Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held in the RatcIifTe Cove Baptist Church Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Gay Chambers, the Rev. Oder Burnett, and the Rev. Thomas Erwin will officiate and burial will be in the RatcIifTe Cove Cemetery. Nephews will serve as active pallbearers and members of the Men's Sunday School class of the church will be honorary pallbear crs. The body has been takeh to the home where it will remain until 30 minutes prior to the service when it will lie in state at the church. Surviving are the wife, Mrs. " Elizabeth Liner RatcIifTe; thr?e sons, Algie and Fred RatcIifTe of Waynesville and Frank RatcIifTe I of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; one sister, I Mrs. Savage Medford of Everett, i Wash.; five grandchildren; and two ! great-grandchildren. Arrangements are under the di ' rcction of Crawford Funeral Home. (Tse tne Want aos for results DEATHS j MRS. EMILY M1CHAL Funeral'services for Mrs. Emily Hill Michal,, wife of Thomas ; Michal were held Friday afternoon i at Grace Episcopal Church. The j Rev. James Y. Perry. Jr.. rector of the church, officiated, j Members of the vestry served as j pallbearers. Interment was in Woodrow Cemetery at Bethel. Mrs. Michal was wounded when a shotgun she was bringing down stairs slipped from her hand and | discharged as it .struck the floor, the shot lodging in her left side. She died about 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Haywood County Hospital. : WILLIAM K. JENKINS William R. Jenkins. 76. of Waynesville. Rt. 2. died a.t his ' home Friday following a long ill ness. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Oma Barker Jenkins; two sons, Roy of Lenoir, and Lloyd of Waynesville, Rt. 2; a daughter. Birdie Mae of the home; a broth er, Roy of Franklin; three half, brothers, Tom. Goley and Kenneth of Swain County, and two sisters, Mrs. Walter Buchanan of Swain County, and Mrs. Elsie Cochran of Morganton. Funeral services were held in the Alarka Church of God, Swain County, at 2 p.m. Sunday, with the Rev. Riley Phillips officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers were Virgil and Troy Parris, Harold Loftis, Van and Worley Woodard and Mr. Phillips. Crawford Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. W. R. Clark ljl Taken By Deal W. Rufus Hlaekie C|J Ha/elwood died n\y (J ing in Vin- Haywood CoJ pltal' after a short illnesl He was the son of the J and Callie Caddy Cladij wood County and wd. J with \ C Lawrence lJ Sttr\ i\ int. .ii e the w2 Molly Mi Hone Clark n,! tors, Mrs U ilson HoHoJ elwood ai.'i Mrs VivjjjM Hendersons die; a wn ? t lark of lla/.olv ,od J grandsone IMiiUip Huh J Also tin ? i hvolIters hJ of I ..enoii Louie Clark J wood. and la e Clark ofl ville: and a Aster. Mrt.l Itudisal nt Ha/elwood. I Funeral an aii.'ements.? direction of Crawford 1 Home, are incomplete. 1 Haywood Bapl Mission Study! Institute PlanJ A mission -tudy inaJ be held by the iUwoodM Association at 7 p. m fJ 14, at the First Kaptw cl Waynesville. according 1 T. E. Robinett. mission [man. I At the institute, instruefl be given Baptist teach? new foreign mission seriifl Moslem World. I Haywood Baptist tndfl mission study chairmen oil ous county churches anl to the institute here I Want ads brine qifckl "I'm counting / \ - - on you m Jp (Jive the [Jnited 80 REGISTERED HEREFORDS TAZEWELL, VIRGINIA ? ??? 21st ANNUA! AUCTION SALE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19 -1:00 P. M. 25 Herd Hull Prospects 5? Selected Open Heifers Show and found at ten m ility Yean of Proven Quality 6 to If months mi It. Heated Sates Pavilion I Tazewell Ht retard Breeders j. l. Mcdonald, i?y. tazewell, va.v
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