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Show Farm Fire Courses Urged for Schools Fire prevention instruction should be added to the regular curriculum of the nation's rural sch6ols, officials offi-cials of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies believe. be-lieve. Representing 1.200 farm mutual insurance companies in all sections of the country, the association reports re-ports fires on the nation's farms are causing the deaths of 3,500 persons and a property loss of more than 190,000,000 every year. A great del of the fire loss could be eliminated through education. Since most fires are preventable, an extensive fire safety education program in rural elementary and high schools would materially reduce re-duce this huge waste of life and property, the association believes. Modern farm youth would welcome wel-come the opportunity to learn fire safety as part of their regular school work, many farm experts believe. |