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Show HEROES AND PATRIOTS In a western city there lives a hero, a fireman who carried a child down a ladder from a burning tenement in the midst of flames and smoke. He was badiy injured while performing his brave deed and spent many weeks in the hospital. He received the acclaim of the public. We laud his courage, i This is as it should be. I There is another man in the same , city who ha.s received little or no at- tention. No one has ever though of ! calling him a hero. He is the quiet, hard-headed business man who builds his tenements so that those who live in them are free from the fear of fire. He has saved dozens of lives by preventing pre-venting fires. It is too bad that fire prevention cannot be made spectacular. However, How-ever, we can at least honor the man who minimizes fire loss by spending thought and money in its prevention. |