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These children who escaped were no braver or smarter than those who have perisbef_l_m school fires; the only Even a wellâ€"constructed school ean; become a pyre if pupils are not methodâ€" l lcally instructed. Good construction or bad, a wellâ€"organized fire Grill cang work miracles, At Timnath, Col., 223l puplis walked through smoke so thick | they had to hold hands to avoid going astray in the halls In Milwaukee 950 children came through in perfect dis-‘ cilpline, though the blaze did $35,000 damage in 15 minutes; and 475 youngâ€" sters in Fort Worth made their way | to safety despite the fact that two stairways had been cut off. | Such criminal ignorance is nationâ€" wide, and it takes its ghastly toll. I saw with my own eyes a school fire in Collinwood, Ohio, in which 173 children perished. In Peabody, Mass., a volcano , of scorching smoke fataly engulfed 22' girls and boys. The blackened remains of 77 children were raked out of the ashes of a Camden, S. S., schoolhouse.: Ninety per cent of our schools are still‘ shameful fireâ€"traps! 1 The catalogue of folly is endless, In a Delaware school I saw 37 studentâ€" teachers remain on the top floor through a drill, contending indignantly that they weren‘t under the school jurisdiction! In a Pennsylvania high school the print shop, domestic science and mechanical training departments were excused from drill because, as I was told, "it would interfere with their work." A quite general practice is to leave crippled boys and girls sitting in their spats during fire drill. An Ohio principal conce proudly showed me the tubularâ€"chute escapes in his modern school. The chutes had doors at the bottom (never approved by the Underwriters) and these doors were kept locked. It took 20 minutes to locate the janitorâ€"who confessed that he had lost the keys the year before! A surprise drill thereâ€"not to mention a fireâ€"would have been rank slaughter. In Montana, I lost my veteran nerve after one glance at an escape which was only a perpendicular iron ladder on the outer wall. The children had to stand on the windowsill and swing three feet to reach itâ€"and had to drop 12 feet from the end of the ladder to the ground! In another school, the fire bell brought pupils from the top floor rushing downstairs with their hats and coats, while those from the lower floor raced upstairs! Why? The cloakâ€" room was on the upper floor, and the principal blithely explained that "the children must get their wraps." It seems that his son had once caught cold going out bareheaded. In a drill at a threeâ€"story North Dakota school I saw teachers dismiss the first floor before calling pupils from the second. Last of all, the kinderâ€" garten tots were summoned from the top storyâ€"notwithstanding the fact that rising heat makes the top floor the deadliest. In any kind of a blaze these children would have been burned to a crisp. The chief returned to the sthool imâ€" mediately. ~Entering unnoticed, he pulled the nearest alarm. In a split second, pandemonium reigned. The wildâ€"eved principal came racing down the hall. Children piled out of classâ€" rooms like rats frim a sinking ship. Teachers sreamed futile instructions which only added to the bedlam. The school famed for its perfect drill was in tumult because this time everyone thought it really was a fire. a drill for which it had become faâ€" mous. The school principal was corâ€" diality itself; he would be happy to call a drill if we could.wait until he finished an urgent matter.. Handing his secretary a hastily scribbled note he completed his business, then invited us to pull any alarm box in the school. The drill was marvellously efficient. But when the chief asked my opinion of it, I handed him a crumpled note I magged from the secretary‘s wasteâ€" basket. It read: "Tell teachers to anâ€" nounce fire drill in five minutes." Most school fire drills are wretchâ€" edly inadequate; some actually danâ€" gerous. In a shocking number of cases, constricted exits make quick evacuiaâ€" tion of the building impossible with any kind of drill. Even seemingly adeâ€" quate drill systems are usually so poorâ€" ly planned that they would collapse under the panic conditions of a real fire. In its interests in schools and schoâ€" lars as a means of making people "Fire Prevention Conscious," the Dominion Fire Prevention Association is giving further publicity to the following adâ€" dress by T."Alfred Pleming, supervisor, Conservation Dept. National Board of Fire Underwriteys of the US.A. Are Fire Drils a Farce in Your Schools? School authorities too often feel that because they‘ve never had a fire, they are never going to have one. This cruel fallacy is a menace to the lives of American school children, for actuâ€" ally there are five school fires a day in this country. We cannot, unforâ€" tunately eliminate all of them. But we can, by effig¢ient fire drills, get our children out of burning buildings safely. Fire Drills in Schools May be Valuable or Otherwise, Says Expert The local fire chief and I visited a New England public school to witness Fire Prevention Week Makes ftor Safety from Fire i Official of th U. 8. National Board of Fire Underwriters Deals at Length in Address on the Question, "Are Fire Drills a Farce in Y our Schools?" MONDAY, OCTOBER TTH, 1940 \_â€" _ Have you ever given serlous thought to the kind of fire drill held in the school your children attend? This | doesn‘t mean just asking the principal about it, for he may not know wliat a good drill isg. The ideal beginning, if you have a wellâ€"organized local fire deâ€" partment, is for a committee from your Parentâ€"Teacher Association or other civic organization to discuss the topic with the fire chief. Or, ask your local insurance man to call in an exâ€" pert from the State Rating Bureau or the National Board of Fire Underâ€" writers to confer with school authorâ€" ities and help in formulating a real program. A decent fire drill twice a month costs nothing and is the best device yet invented for getting children‘ out of a "quick burner" in time. You‘ve been lucky if your school has never had a fire. But don‘t stretch your fire luck too far. I have seen it change too often, when children, undrilled, and paralyzed with fear, have been burned to death. Such tragedies rend a community with wild and useless reâ€" morse. The wise course is to resolve that the school children of your comâ€" munity be prepared to meet the fire emergency that sooner or later comes to every school. When the building is evacuated, teachers quickly call the roll, since it is vital to account for every occupant immediately. The danger of not doing so was demonstrated at a South Caroâ€" lina fire where seven pupils, safely outside, ran back for their wraps and were cremated. A happier example was the conflagration at Wellesley College where the roll call showed eight girls missing in time to rescue them. A feature of the Texas system is the "obstructed drill" whicn gives the children practice in emergency thinkâ€" ing. A large red ball is sgecretly placed on some stairway or fire escape, indiâ€" cating that this exit is cut off. Located so the students don‘t see it until the last moment, it comes as a surprise. But they turn calmly to another exit. I should like to convert every "school official and parent to the Texas system, where the study orf fire hazards is included in every curriculum, and two fire drills a month are held in all schools, Student committees â€" have charge of the drills, and often call them themselves. Early each term in every school oldâ€" er pupils are appointed Room Captains, Floor Captains, and Fire Marshals All have specsific duties: one is responsible for assisting lame or crippled schoolâ€" mates, another for seeing that his room is empty before closing the door; still another leads the line from his floor; others check on cloakrooms and toilets to see that they are vacant. All signals are given by hand to prevent shouting and confusion. The whole process of emptying a school completely should not require more than two minutes. If it takes longer, the situation calls for investigation. Before any drills are held, the students have what football coaches would call "skull practice." The locaâ€" tion of the primary and secondary exits for each group is made clear; the treacherous behaviour of fire is dramaâ€" tized. In short, the punils are taught what a fire really is, and why they must do certain things. difference was that they had been taught fireâ€"drill discipline. A model for every size of home, apartment, office or store. Prices range from This is Fire Prevention Week LE LFZ K m A _ k. CÂ¥e w‘ 6. ) A £.4 %. L# A a 117 218 L. etpdrtmcnt ofluc or store, ._______._ID EA I C Prices range from omm $GGQ30 HARDWARE TA Areel MA 21 CEX +:aaan ETA Notify the electric company of elecâ€" trical trouble and the gas company of gas leaks, Replace. "blown" fuses with new onesâ€"not pennies. Avoid homeâ€" made wiring jobs. Don‘t look for gas |leaks with a match. \ Some Suggestions f or Guarding Against _the Danger of Fire Explain to everyone in the what to do in case of fire, how to put out fire in clothing by wrapping in a rug or blanket, what to do when grease catches fire in the kitchen. Phone No. 5 is the Timmins telephone fcr fire calls only. Phone 307 is the Chief‘s office number and should be used for other than fire calls. Remember always where the nearest fire alarm box is and how to send an alarm. If telephoning, be sure the adâ€" dress} is clearly understood. Use a neighâ€" bour‘s phone rather than one in the burning building. Save life and property from needless destruction by fire by keeping the prinâ€" ciples of fire prevention always in mind and never taking a chance with fire. Do you know just how to turn in a fire alarm from one of the boxes? It not, learn how at once. Inquire of your fire chief, when buyâ€" ing a fire extinguisher, to be sure of getting the right kind. Don‘t hesitate to ask your firemen whenever you have questions on Fire Prevention. Fireproof your home as far as posâ€" sible by fireâ€"safe roofing, fire stopping in hollow walls and partitions to stop the spread of flame, and a nonâ€"comâ€" bustible basement ceiling. SEPARATE PHONE NUMBER FOR OTHER THAN FIRE CALLS Teach everyone in the family to be careful of fire, to watch stoves, fireâ€" places, electric irons and all other possible fire causes, and every day to remove old rags, papers and other rubbish. Escape the danger of flammable liquid fires and explosions by keeping no gasoline in the house. Do dry cleanâ€" ing with safe liquids or send the work to the cleaner. Never start fires with kerosene. Examine all stoves, furnaces, and smokeâ€"pipes to make sure they are safe and well away from woodwork or other burnable materials. Have needed repailrs; made at once. Remove rubbish, waste papers and all unnecessary â€" combustible materials, Provide metal ash and trash cans. Burn rubbish only in a safely covered britck or metal incinerator. Watch the fire. Value the advice of your fire chief who says that many fires are caused by dirty or defective chimneys. Have the chimney cleaned regularly, and have all defects repaired. It‘s all right to talk about "Fire Prevention Week" and "the public coâ€" operating" and all that sort of thing, but just what can the individual citizen do in the matter? Put lighted matches and smokes out before you throw them away. Keep matches where small children cannot reach them. Never smoke in the garage, barn, or attic, nor in bed. Here are some detailed suggestions coming from the Dominion Fire Marâ€" shall‘s office:â€" Perhaps, some such idea may run through the mind of the average man, woman or child. In this case, however, the fact is that everybody can do somethingâ€"someâ€" thing of value. All this help in reducâ€" ing fire losses might be summed up in a phrase, "Just be careful!‘ Ways to Help Make Your Home Safe from Fire. 62 Third Avenue A New Duoâ€"Therm Will Cut Down Fire â€" Hazards in Your Home! There is no dirtâ€"no dustâ€"no sootâ€"no smellâ€"no soundâ€"no trouble. A Duoâ€"Therm will give you all the heat you want as easy to 1egu]dtc as turning a light switch. You will be rid of the trouble of bringâ€" ing fuelâ€"you will be free from the nuisance of carrying out ashes. THEZ PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTMMITNHS, oNTARItO ‘ _ The handling of gasoline in the presence of naked lights is also a very ‘dangerous practice. Attempts to transâ€" fer this volatile liquid from one vessel to another in the presence of lanterns has resulted in numerous deaths and | injuries,. Where found necessary to do this, it should be done in daylight or | by electric light, Ottawa, Oct. 5.1â€"Fires from gasoline and other petroleum products in Canâ€" ada numbered 1068 in 1939 and caused ‘ property damage of nearly $600,000 and resulted in the loss of 58 lives. Hundreds ! of millions of gallons of gasoline are consumed annually in this country but it is the misuse of a few gallons which has been responsible for the mounting toll of dead and injured and heavy i property damage. Fires From Gasoline Responsible for Heavy Loss in the Dominion Then came a day when instead of the coal oil starting the kitchen fire, it started the house fire. The genâ€" tleman was so badly burned that he ldied from the results. MHis wife and one child were also badly burned. Where necessary to keep small quanâ€" tities of gasoline, it should be kept only in approved safety cans and all such containers should be prominently labelled with the word GASOLINE. Many garage operators still insist on sing gasoline for cleaning and washâ€" ing engine parts in spite of the fact that there are just as efficient and safer solvents on the market. Numerous instances are on record where this pracâ€" tice has resulted in fire and personal injuries. Smoking in the presence of gasoline | fumes is a hazardous pastime, and strange as it may seem in this enlightâ€" ened age some people still try to see how much gasoline there is in a tank | by the use of matches or lighted | lanterns. t It may not be generally known but it is nevertheless a fact that in most provinces in Canada a fire insurance policy may be rendered null and void if more than one quart of gasoline is kept in a building without special permit. And even that limit must be kept in a tightly closed metal canâ€"never in a glass bottle.. If people could only realize that a gallon of gaspline properly vaporized has the explosive force of 82 pounds of dynamite, they would exercise more care in its use. Gasoline should never be used in the house for dry cleaning purposes. ‘Wouldn‘t it be cheaper to send clothes out to be cleaned than to risk being burned to death in an exâ€" plosion of the fumes should they come in contact with flame? Even the very act of cleaning clothes in gasoline deâ€" velops static electricity which is liable to set off the fumes without warning. This has often happened too when floors are cleaned with gasoline. There is always one time too many! Don‘t take a chance! Be careful in regard to fires. Make every week Fire Prevention Week in your home! A year passed, and during that time he started perhaps a score of fires that way. Last Year There Were 1,068 "Oil" Fires, With loss of 53 Lives and $600,000 "Why, I‘ve started the fire with coal oil literally hundreds of times," said the gentleman living on a farm near Pittsburg. There is Always the Chance of One Time Too Many! With the widespread use of gasoline, Phone 216 Do you always think about the safety and welfare of those about you when you discard your match and cigarâ€" ette stub? Are you mindful of the safety of the children in your home to the extent of providing safety matches, and keeping them out of their reach? Do you have proper respect for the dangerous properties of gasoline and always handle it with care? Some grownâ€"ups placed Strike Anyâ€" where matches on a kitchen table. Two small children acted upon the implied suggestion and carried some to their playhouse, innocently started a fire. Result, little boy burned fatally. A man attempted to sleep and smoke at the same timeâ€"resjult, he set bed afire, was overcome with smoke, and removed in an unconscious state. Only the timely arrival of the fire departâ€" ment saved him from being cremated alive. Nearly 14.000 fires were caused in Canada in 1939 by the carelessness in handling matches, cigarettes, etc. The fire loss in this regard is one of the country‘s taxes that the smoker can avoid by carefulness, A man dropped a match on a garage floor, walked on and left it. A sixâ€"yearâ€" old child found it and ignited her eclothing which resulted in burns that caused her death a few hours later. there should be little excuse regarding the lack of knowledge of its explaive properties and it should command greater respect than has hitherto been shown. OTTAWA, Oct. 5.â€"A careful study of fire records shows that at least 80 per cent of fires are preventable. The following examples are given from among the thousands of known causes to show how easy fires can start and the fatal results that may follow, A man dropped a cigarette in a rubâ€" bish pile in a rooming house and burned to death eleven people. A man dropped his cigarette in a couch in the lobby of a hotel. Fire reâ€" sulted at 3 a. m. and resulted in the death of four people. A mother in one of our leading colâ€" lege cities, for the five hundredth time perhaps, started a fire with coal oil. The fire she started burned to death three children besides herself. Carelessly Dropped Match Results in Death of Eleven Mother Started Fire With Coal Oil and Four Die. INSURANCE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES Ostrosser Building, Timmins Simms, Hooker Drew LOST: Another Home! QOUESTION: _ Are They Insured ? Play Safe â€" Insure Your BUSINESS CAR HOME â€" FURNITURE CLOTHING AND ALL V ALUABLE POSSESSIONS With Don‘t forget that fire strikes without warning! Be prepared. Practice safety methodsâ€"but be sure you are insured!. Be comâ€" pletely covered with COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE . «. the wise protection against complete ruin. Crackling flames . .. charred ruins . «. as another home goes up in smoke. The question is asked. "Do you think they had insurâ€" ance." In so many cases the answer is a woefitll negativie. "Meant to, but never got around to it." south Porcupine ‘ Location of Boxes As time is the essence of need in case of turning in an alarm it is well for all to know the location of the nearest alarm box in the event of fire. lThe following is a list of the boxes:â€" It is one measure of fire protection to be acquainted with the fire alarm boxes in Timmins, and to know the correct method of turning in an alarm. Directions for Turning in Fire Alarm Break glass, open door, pull down inside hook as far as it. will go, then let go, Stay at Fire Box until firemen arrive. s List and Numbers of Fire Alarm Boxes in Timmins No Where Alarm Boxes are Loâ€" cated. How to Turn in an Alarm. 211 Sky Block â€" Wilson Ave. and Wilecox St Montgomery Ave. and Wilcox St Kirby Ave. and Railroad St . _ Moneta Ave. and Spruce St ........... Rochester and Toke St second Ave. and Pine St ._Fifth Ave. and Pine St Fifth Ave. and Hemlock St Sixth Ave. and Spruce St . Third Ave. and Pine St. Third Ave. and: Cedar St. Sixth Ave. and Maple St. en ons Empire Hotel ............ Sam Bucovetsky Flfth Ave. and Balsam St. Sixth Ave. and Cedar St Corner of Way Ave.and Rea St. us _. _ Avenue Road GENEF ERAL INSURANCE â€" REAL ESTATE NOTE:â€"OUR NEW ADDRESS Telephone 112 Have You Adequate Don‘t wait until firestrikes! Come in toâ€" day and talk over your insurance proâ€" blems with us.. We represent only the most reliable companies. Many people are s> familiar with gasoline that they fail to treat it with ‘full respect. One point about gasoline | mentioned last year by Mr. W, L. Clairâ€" mont, Dominion Fire Commissioner, is worthy very special notice, This point lwas that a gallon of gasoline has the same force as 82 pounds of dynamite, !If that point were considered thought= ‘fully there would surely be no carelessâ€" ness in the handling of gasoline. Most people certainly would be careful ~handling 82 pounds of dynamite, _ 27 sSOMETHING WELL WORTH KNOWING ArOUT GASOLINE \Don‘t drop your match lessly. You may meet more match in fire. . Sixth Ave. and Toke St. .......... OCherry St. and Toke St, ............ Third Ave. and Birch St, : Second Ave. and Maple St. .. _Fourth Ave. and Birch St., PMifth Ave. and Elm St. . Seventh Ave. and Balsam St, . Seventh Ave. and Tamarack St. ... Borden Ave. and Vimy Road .. Laurier Ave. and Waterloo Rd. . Cambrai Ave. and Waterloo Rd,. .~Hollinger Lane and Preston St, ...... Commercial Ave. and Rea St. .. Commercial Ave. and Young St. _ Third Ave. and Mountjoy St. Commercial Ave. and Preston St. . Wilson Ave. and Cameron St, . Wilson Ave, and Fogg St. . Kirby Ave. and Pine St. Kirby Ave. and Birch St. ...... Kirby Ave. and Mountjoy St. . Kirby Ave. and Preston St. Tisdale Ave. and Pine St. . First Ave. and Pine St. . Moneta Mine Telephone : Phone 1400 PAGE TARCKE too careâ€" than your