Davis County Clipper | 1929-12-27 | Page 5 | Local News

Defective chimneys and heating apparatus are arc on one of the principal causes of farm D Department fires says the U S of Agriculture which ree rec Chimneys the folk following V n precautions Uton should be built from the ground up and not Mt bs used to tl should support be any part of the house hou e They with SUbstantially cons cons- tr tr Defective walls at least 1 ast 8 inches thick chimneys should be rebuilt and faulty XI repaired ed Stoves heating should apparatus repair repair- rest res on substantial resistant fire bases and should be at safe distances from wooden floors walls nines and woodwork When stove stove- are arc passed c lings a through walls or ventilating thimble of am- am pie ampie size should be used and flues Chimneys should he be c cleaned frequent ly and ashes should be kEpt in hr metal mc al cans neve never in wooden boxes boxe barrels barels or on tible floors Fire rE retard Fire ant roofing should be used whenever possible