Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-29
TAKE INVENTORY
Of FIRE HAZARDS
OCTOBER 9TH HAS BEEN GET
APART AS FIRE PREvEN.
TON DAY.
PROCLAMATION BY BECKETT

Asks That All Schools, Municipal
Officers and Citizens Generally
Take Part.
The idea of holidays, to the busy
| man Of affairs, comes to be rather
| nuisance. When some special day is
set apart ~ the legislature with an
| intent almost the opposite of holi.
| day it is really refreshing. Such a
day was provided by the General AS.
sembly Of North Carolina when it Gre
ated Fire Prevention Day." October
9. This is day upon which it be-
comes the special duty OF every citi'
zen to look about him and take in.
ventoly u his hazards. Every citi.
zen has fire dangers on or about his
! premises. They are there when he
least suspects them. Hence this spe.
cial day has been designated when the
| Governor Of the State issues proc.
lamation to the people asking the
proper observance of Fire Proven,
ton Day"
The proper observance of the day
| means that each citizen should make
a El:n>tc inspection OF all the prop
erty for which he is directly respon.
slble. He should look into the closets,
attics, Easements and outhouses of
his home. He should look into the
little frequented places about stores
shops, warehouses and storage houses
and see that things there are not liza
Bile to start conflagration. In the
schools, teachers, principals and pu-
pills should unite in an effort to make
conditions such that there will be nc
loss Of property and hazard of life IN
North Cardinals schools during the
coming year.
Eternal vigilance is the price of
Salvation" In this time Of stress.
when the keynote Of every phase of
life is the conservation of resources
carelessn9ss which would lead to the
destruction Of a dollars worth Ct
property and especially of ioodstuffs
is crime.
The executive and administrative
departments CT the State government
are giving enthusiastic support to the
observation Of this important date
and each urges the hearty co-opera
ton of every one.
Following is the proclamation is
sued by Governor Beckett:
Taxes are a sreat burden, and
source Of constant irritation The in.
gfnuity Of statesmen is being taxed
to reduce and egua.lize, the tax bur.
Den, and yet the IRE tax annually lev
led upon the State Of North Carolina
is practically equal to the entire taxes
levied for the support Of the State
government We may equalize the
governmental taxes, but they must be
paid by some one. Two-thirds Of the
fire taxes are wholly unnecessary,
and are due to lack Of reasonable
care.
"Realizing this, the General Assem-.
bly, Of North Carolina has set aside the
9th day OF October of each and ev,
cry year as Fire Prev ention Day, and
makes it the duty of the Governor to
issue proclamation, urging the PEG
pie to proper observance Of the day
"Now therefore, I, T. W. Beckett
Governor OF North Carolina, in &C.
cOrdince with this statute, do issue
this my proclamation, and 1 do SCI
aside and designate Tuesday, the 9th
day OF October, 1917, as Fire Proven.
ton Day and do urge all the people
to proper observance of this dav
in obedience to the laws of North
Carolina. I urge the public schools
of the State and the municipal officers
thereof to give proper and formal rec.
ognition of the day and it's meaning
and request the citizens generally to
give special attention on that day to
the conditions of their premises. to
the end that the waste and loss OF
property and life may be reduced in
this state.
Done at our city of Raleigh, this
the 18th day Of September, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and seventeen, and in the
one hundred and forty-second year OF
our American independence.
''T. ". BECKETT, Governor.
by the Governor:
stamford Martin,
"Private Secretary"
\such actions multiplied by thou.
sands increase the demands upon cur
railways for cars and already because
or our military demands, it is with ex-
IRENE difficulty we can now move the
vitality necessary food to market.
There is much insidious propaganda
IN the country against conservation
ana increased production. All oppo-
sltlon to these services is direct az.