The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 8, 1932, Page 7

FIRE PREVENTION URGED g .s%zlmmm A@FM ERVANCE OF Fire Prevemmn Weeh wh!ch stars tomorrow, will be suitably observed in Juneau. Arrangements for various activities in connection with the occasion are in charge of the Chamber of Commerce and the Volunteer Fire Department. Oubsr standing events will be the Chams ber of Commerce Luncheon next Tuesday at which members of the Fire Department will be guests of honor and: addresses on Fire Prc- vention by J. L. Gray, Chief of the Fire Department, before pupils of both grade and high schools. eV 80% of ail fires which annually destroy property worth ap- proximately half a billion dollars and canse the loss of 10,000 Lves are easily preventable. ] ] That’s Why it is so ;fi”‘-poflant that we guard agmtbrenotonly dunng Fiu Preven- tiom week but throughout the year. Ji fineau Insurance ‘Agency JOHN' . GAFFNEY Manager Goldstein Building Business Men' Hdbth!fiqp Dowu Losses, ok 1|, “Fif¢ préfenfion Wi r“g fixed” at the most op; | of the war—qusu before the cold weather season,” said Fire Chief Gray today. ‘Danger crt fire is always more imminent at such a time. . In pufting up stoves a_.nd preparing furraces for late Fall and Winter service, persons snpuld be careful to avoid ‘the hazards or near woodwork, ‘old M ;m dere“flve flues. “Unusual viglilance shvuld be exercised in such | Juneau, where so many bustnes and dwelling houses are of wood construction. “Nearly all fires are due to care- | lessness. They can be kept down to where loss is insignificant if precausion is taken against them.” FIRE LOSSES IN 193} * TOP THOSE OF 1930 ! The fire losses in 1981 were greater than in 1930, The: Wilue of the property destroyed by fire in 1931 is estimated at $500,000,— 000—a staggering -sum for & na=- tion in the throes of a depression. America’s fire loss: is still the greatest in the world Aside from this huge propenty loss it is esti- mated that between 10,000 and 15,000 persons lose their lives by fire every year and that several times that number are injured. In addition to these direct losses, there gre the indirect losses which re- sult from the interruption of bus- iness, the loss of buying power on the part of those. thrown: out of work, tax losses, broken contracts, | and many others. These facts pre- \ sent conclusive evidence of the nec- essity for greater efforts: in the | interest of lessened five waste. CHICAGO’S BIG FIRE RECALLED THIS WEEK The President’s Fire Prevention published by the: Government, | the week in which fall§ the abni- | versary of the great Chicago fire. \ Governors, Mayors, and other pub- | lic officials, in ‘many instances, | issue simildr decrees. lm.lness a; tes approximately 65| iis Wbé“jfe“ x‘h::? i ulw servande 'insome mmmunmbs has|per cen of the total ‘fire loss. M s b gés brought out the need for such im- | Business o hrough their Cham- for fire prevention. ‘Those bt its. a5 new fire prévention |bers of e, do themselves possessing a copy of this bulletin [or bujlding codes, . better ‘water [a real may procure a copy UpoD. 76quest |supply, and many other aivic im- |active p without c'harge THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, OCT. 8, 1932. u, ‘lnusmm SUFFERS | 'HEAVIEST LOSSES, 55 sustained by busi- OES GREAT GOOD Fire Prevention Bulletin,No:, 41 Yy undertaking an to promote the use entative measures. of such pmvemenks of per:nanmt value. PUBLIC ENEMY NO.1 g atred A i EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CmLD %Hm LD BE CONSTANTLY AWARE OF AND ON GUARD AGAINST FIRE HAZARDS. WE ENDORSE FULLY i FIRE PREVENTION WEEK! Juneau Chamber of Commerce ; Telephone 409 We Heartily Endorse All Precautions for FIRE PREVENTION Agents for Established Companies of the Board of Fire Underwriters H.R. SHEPARD & SON "' INSURANCE B. M. Behrends Bank Bldg. Surveys Show Fire Prevention Pays “DIVIDENDS "¢ ' Among the common causes of fire are: L. . Waste and Rubbish in er: nedtr a building. 2. €areless discard of nwtch or cigareste. REMEMBER that a fice may not only b“fifl the loss of your business or your heme, but also the hps:bf a Yife which you may cherish. BE : ummumnn&nnnknlnuul-m " '; ALLEN ESTABLISHED 1898 C.AREFUL 4 SHAT UCK, Inc. nunnmflnmmmfiminmmimmfififin‘mnnnnmmmmmmmnml||||mmmumnnm1a| Y ,z“{'? - JUNBAU, ALASKA 0z Pacific Coast Collectors flllll!lllMllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|||III||IIIIlIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIllllIIII||IIlIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIMIIMIMMMMIIMIIHIIIIWIII EflmllfllfllmmlflflfllflflmmIIllfllllllllllllllllIIIIIIIHHIHHIIIllllllIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllI|iIlllIllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllIllllllllllIllllllllllflllllllllllg HELP PREVENT FIRES!! FOR PROTECTION INSURE . . OF COURSE FOR QUICK COLLECTIONS