Milford chronicle., 1945-12-21

moment. We play by ear without the slight
est regard for the harmony Of the compost
ton.
such a method Of dealing with serious
questions Of government can lead only to
disaster"
Aren't there any Democrats still in office
about whom the party orators can think up
something to praise?
THE NATIONAL BOARD Of Fire Under
writer's has issued 4 special bulletin directed
to fire department officials, stre>sing the i'm
pOrtance Of checking the adequacy Of COM
munity water supply for fire eXtinguiShing
purposes 1t reveals that the reaSsuring pres
ence of fire hydrantS can be deceptive Many
communities do not have sufficient water Of
large enough pipelines to maintain flow at
the hydrantS. Modern fire fighting equip
ment requires q tremendous volume Of wa
ter. Pumpe!S range in size from 500 gallons
per minute up to 900 gallons or more per
minute. Water mains III many cities viii not
carry such galOnage, consequently, when
serious fires occur, even the best OF equip
ment Will not carry such galOnage.
Some OF the suggestions Of the National
Board IN regard to water supply should be
especially noted. 1t recommends that eight
inch pipe be used in all areas Of city except
near the high value districts, where twelve
inch should be used In many places the
erection Of elevated storage is the only feas-
ible method OF getting adequate supply.
Where it is essential that fire pOW Of 900
gallons Il minute be provided, it will mean
storage of 10000 gallons for each hour this
flow is needed In making an estimate of the
capacity needed, the draW-dOWn due to do
nestle consumption must be allowed for
Therefore, 1t is best to figure 100000 gallons
for each 1,000-gAllon fire flow for each hour
Of duration.
OStenSiby, this is information for ;tD-
propriate city officials only--but the prop
erty Of every citizen is involved and every
citizen is involved and every citizen has I;
stake in fire prevention.
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TIE LATEST COAL NINE STRIKE,
after having cost the nation 13OO0. GOO tons
Of desperately needed fuel and after having
kept more than 100000 miners in idleneSs
for four weeks, was brought to an end at the
wave Of enc mans hand Mr John Lewis,
President of the United Mine Workers. This
may have been little surprising to those
who followed press and radio news accounts
Supposedly reliable news sources released
the impression that coal mine supervisors
were striking on their own initiative to at
tain union recognition. Yet suddenly the
strike ended at the command Of the head Of
the United Mine Workers and it is revealed
that United Mine Worker union organizers
We're the principal fomenters Of the strike in
the first place. The supervisors apparentlV
did not strike either spontaneously or will
nglN. Also, apparently most of them don't
even belong to Il union
According to the editor of the Hunting
ton, W. Va, lICrald-Advertiser Il local news
paper with an On-the-scene knowledge of
events, "SuperVlS0ly mine workers did not
go cut on strike; they did not and do not want
to become members Of Mr. Lewis subsidiary
union; they could not conceivably nave any
thing TO gain from such an alliance, but woulC
lose thereby all power to carry out precau-
tlonary regulations and disciplinary me;t-
sures so urgently required in any hazardous
industry. These supervisors continued to
Work-to the limited degree possible under
the mStanceS-thrOughOut the strikes
which they were alleged (by Mr. Lewis, the
newspapers and the radio) to have caused"
The manner in which the strike ended at
the arbitrary command Of one man, suhstan-
tlateS thlS'editOr'S remarks.
A RELIABLE AUTHORITY states that
at the end Of the war, 1850 officers and 800
enlisted men, all professional firemen were
IN the Navy's fire-fighting and training organ
lzatiCns alone The total of professionals ply
my CllelI tSStlltIu IItue on ShlpS and shore
stations exceeded $4,000. Today, upon dis
charge, these men are returning to their
Jobs, not only with first hand knowledge of
the War-b0n improvements in their field,
but batte-tested faith in their effective
ness"
This is indeed good news to "battle weary
veterans of fire prevention on the home front.
Never was there such need Of curbing fire
loss: The incidence of fire destruction is high
er than at any time in many years.
The trained fire fighters, returning from
war, will find themselves up against the same
tough problem that has always bedeviled
tlremen-prevention. The only CERTAIN way
of curblng fires deStructivencsS is to pre-
vent 1t before it starts. And the only way
that can be done is by educating individuals
to the need of caution. Right now with the
impending construction Of thousands of new
homes, IS the time to strike blow against
fire more powerful than all the latest fire