Show Waste I And Suffering g The American people customarily customarily r- r ily burn up about worth of property each ach year y mr About human lives are included This is a tragic burden on eve every community Each fire adds to the in lost business business op- op O op opportunities human sorrow and suf suf- suffering suf- suf suffering suffering fering In depressed times when jobs are at a premium and taxation at ata ata a maximum and when the nation sorely n needs eds every business we westill westill still burn bum up about worth of property annually Dur- Dur During During ing the first ten months of 1932 fire loss was approximately 5 greater than in 1931 a year in which the waste was practically practically the same as in the proceed proceed- ing in proceeding three or or- four years If fire waste works a great hard hardship hardship ship in normal times what is its effect in an area aren of or depression There can be no question but that the destruction of homes factories and places of business is not only an obstacle in the way of recovery but an abettor r of more hard times The indirect cost of fire is always the most important A factory men man are thrown out of work vork hardship distress and poverty poverty ty result Fire prevention is both an nation and a duty that the citizen owes to himself to his community and to the nation Nearly Nearby every fire lire is caused by carelessness carelessness- be- be because because cause someone ne neglected to give the little time and the little money that would have been necessary to eliminate a hazard Do your bit in inthe inthe the cause of fire prevention and save human suffering |