Show painters have much to do with cites safety the house painter Is as vital a member of a cites public safety forces as the fireman according to J P als rising president of the minds illinois master house painters and decorators association cia tion ills his position Is unofficial he be said but he protects the citizens from destruction st et more devastating than fire and from losses far greater greate than they might suf suffer ferat at the hands of the most unscrupulous burglar the painter according to mr rising saves ufa life and property by means of his commodity paint rot and rust attack unprotected surfaces disease germs flourish in the decaying parts of wood and an on all rough damp surfaces rot and rust are more insidious than fire but their action an oxidation of wood and metal la a a slow motion picture as ag mr rising termed it of the more spectacular flames flamer the difference Is he added that whereas tires fires are occasional occur rot and rust are at work coni A house must be always protected against them |