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1, When fire- is•discovered; even though it appears to
be sn1411,••don't delay, .but call the Seaforth tele -
hone o er,•ator' immediately..
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on' t panc10, Steak .W'.�..
and distinctly„
istin
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giving
Yo r name' aRda at ori,.:farural:fire,give name;
Township„and C.�a l o'cession location: of fire: and
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bestroute from Seaforth.
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'. For Exam. Ie : , .2.. mites east on o Highway
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and 5 miles north.
'Fire is -in. ,barn, on,,
t�.
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ast
side of roa
1
Do . not leave . the
le hone until you '
telephone Y .
P.
have ; given
'the
informa-
"'necessary
4. ,If' a:rural fire, alert
your neighbors and
:at the -same -time,
request t h e zn .
to .,
bring.' water ;in. any'
Container available'
at'the-time;
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"i 'i ' � in full:com
of thefire,. the Fire Che is
scene
Canada's 1958 dollar loss in fires
amounted to- over one hundred and
fifteen -million dollars. This repre-
sents only' the cost in preperty and
at that, excludes forest fire losses.
The cost in lives is' equally high
'with some 529 . persons. 217 of
thein ch1drerr-having died in fires
during 1958.
Although it may be deeply bur-
ied in past, the' tittle a t to . at the
g,.
memory: will rekindle the sense of
horror and anger you felt the last
timeY ou; saw, heard or read about
a fire, which took lives, particular-
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�F ARE SEAFORTH I d
John F. Scott, ## Chief
13 Schools
ly of children. Do you, not reniem- *
ber the tragic holocaust at Our
Lady of the Angels School in Chi
cago last; year, when almost 100
children perished? .Many of them.
were.found . still sitting attheir lit-
tle desks. -It could have been your
school and your chitdren1 Last
Year -R- happened in 'Chicago
where' will it .happen this;.
•y
ear
?
• Fire Prevention Weeki bein ob
'-
sere ed this year from October 4th
to 10th, inclusive. The .Board In!
surance ComPanies through:the Co-
operation of
ooperation°of Canadian apers,
,
Radio and Television Stations,
Banks, ' ,Railways,' Fire Depart-
ments, Commerce and Industry are
spreading the gospel,of Fire Pre
vention ,throughout the= country.
These messages•:°^axe'• dixecte d
at�
you .;;the potential 'victim, of fire.
Listen! Learn! `and; Remember!
Most fires, over _75 per. cent; ,are
preventable,`,says: Seaforth-. Fire'
Chief ;John F.,Scott.le other. words,
they are caused byscarelessnesst
Bayfield Fair_:':
More than:.1,000 people attended
the 103rd annual Bayfield Fall. Fair
z,a Lulugy'. r
'Heavy • entries were received'in People, ;as a rule, are seldom care=
the ultr and dairy cattle coin- 'less' big or important' hings
i o Y - it :is?•°.the .."little" thins •:that ; they
petitions- a light entry was `re things ..
are'inclined to gloss over,,quickl'y
' •
or forget and it_ is •these :.littlei,
things that. cause ;so many fires,
,he continues., • ' ,. -
For. example: Running- ;a lamp;
cord under ;a: carpet, where :unseen,'•
it can become. worn, and frayed to
the 'point of shorteircuiting.
Replacing..a•`blown 15 "ampere fuse
with': one of=: a higher :rating ' and
thus inviting disaster from over
heated. wirin ..: Not; bothering
tQ havethe; furnac".checkedhe-
fore starting•it -up.'for..the win er
corded in 'the :horse -competitions. •
.,Thirteen;•schools led by<•the Clip
ton Community . and marched to
the fairgrounds early in. the aft'er-
noon for .the= -opening ceremonres,,
Fair prize winners' were Evelyn
Francis, ;Bayfield; Mrs. H .Fed
-
gain. Godericli, , and- Mrs.E.
leifson 'London. Each' of the
ladies, received a' household article.
Protea 'Pal .
Winners
• Dair 'Cattle. e;Holstein ` 'Huron
County Home,'•Clinton;, • Reg Mc -
Kiel ,• Clinton; Alvin Betties .Bay- „
fie •Jersey;. -:Lorne- Garter; S
forth; Tom Rothwell, Clinton; -
Buying
P'a•
pin
t da,n-cloesosink
Guernsey,Jack;' Donaldson, ::Ailsaother fisha'
electrical , bear
,
i -
the ;r Underwriters:.leahoratories la
Craig; ;Betty Ann' Gibbings, Cln,. bel Permitting, rubbish to ac�'
h0 ern
o S . z'fh
tQzi �i?ualekurp. der -- -
� ctYinulate in`"attics o"r` basements
Keyes,,- Verna; Filmer> Chappel
Crom arrt- y
. • ,
J
;
These
h
ea
se C-a.nlit:t'sdl-ea„ ..
tph
einlrivse
'
Beef- cattleShorthorns. illiamed.'aove, cause more than
han oedrnftsthit
oe•niisdnr
peppeeSeaorth.Heeefeedi Eiele shareof fir -fire . that must all
riainiHaase Seaforth; •; Barbarabe:char ed to careles
Watknson> Clinton; Willim ;PP-.
per, Seaforth •toH;bwcmarueclehsslowngiehrnwaenapforro
Richard,
PoulyCiffodPepper Dash- prty? capita fire
• loss recordiarnongthe
woodaEarl Becker,.Dashwood;
ord
=
mernee ,.Zeneie the:
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rulesw.. oorf dFciaritend Pewontaimprove
buanstiicl
SneeP, WilliantBePer Seaforth.,urnevpritciatinceoae
•
year -
A. D. Steeper, • Ailsa Craig; D.':N• ,round basis.`
P. E. Deering, ; :.
Deering, Exeter; •. ; . � n ..Remember...
Exeter. = I.isLen Learn. a d
elr=Fires'=.Save Lives!
While some men• battle their way
to the top, others -battle their way
to the. bbttvm... WINTHROP
FIRE -
PREVENTION'
WEEK
OCT. 4-10'
1-9'5;9.
efective electric.
wirL•n.
,_.
How :many times have you noticed' the above
reported -as the cause of serious , fires /
Have - you ever ; given ; any- thought as to
safety of your :own wiring—in ,your': home,
your office, or- your factory
• •. •
Electricity- is Safe and Reliable!
When Proper' Observance: is Given to•These
Simple Rules
PREVENT FIRES`!
don't overload,
your wiring system!
SPARK'S SAYS;
DON'T GiVF
•FIRE;`
A
PLACE TO START •'
Se that all wiring•
extensi
ons are ;carried out by qualified and x erienced•wiririg
'
contractors.:' This itsures.'final checkup by,the• •Wiring. Inspector
of -the Hydro- •
Electric. Power Commission:of Ontario,
i e in: our'ho e,,
Iar e' than •15 ani' ore's' on'b'raneh eircu is •y m .•
2. Never use. fuses g p.
' " • " • m e: fuse ' serves' sitnilarl 'to
3. Dont plug fuses by inserting coins behind the ThY
the safety valve of a'boiler.
' 4. Make frequent inspection of flexible cords.
5.
_ nails; ., .--'- -'i`"'---" cords _ t."L'�..4........7 ,
* DOn't hang anY electric Wire
Keep electrical leating•devices away from:' combustibles
7. seep•lamps away from clothing, papers, etc -
"9. Never use iron, toaster or, lamps asbed warmers. "--
9. Install: eonveni'enoe' outlets to ovoid excessive lengths of extension cords;
10. NEVER USE GASOLINE IN'YOUR, ELECTRIC -WASHER.
is ' Resultin 'i -n Fire, MayInvalidate Your
Violation of These Rifle,, g.
Fire Insurance Policy.
Messrs'. Earl McSpadden,. Oliver
Pryce and-.• Robert Campbell 'left
recently on a trip to Western Can-
ada:
, The WM,S; and WA of ; Cavan
Church, ;Winthrop,. are, holding their
autumn thankoffering on . Wednes-
day, Oct 7,m
comencing at 2: p..
The 'guest speaker will -be p.m
.The Mrs C.
Lindsay. of Seaforth. A special in
-vitation' ie extended; to -all .mem-`
hers` andassociatetembers The
e
ladies arasked _o mpleasg bring'
their mite 1ioxes and subscription
dues.. for .the Missionary Montbly:
' The Mission Band will :meet,.in
the- Sunday. school groom on Satur-
day,: Oct..,3, -at 2,o'elock.
3t'
• Clou_d.y
skies cleared early.f
r
the second day gr of Exeter A icul
tural Society's 105t1). fall £air,;: with
warm,. -sunny' •
Wea ler'remainin
g
,for the rest• of
the day . on Thurs-
day:
ersons .ass
• .Soule 3000.:. 'passed
.through the gates Bands in the
paradewere• the Exeter Legion
• PiPe• Band, Exeter :Citizens' Band,
,
and Exeter. and- District `Jiinior
.Band. `'Floats' and cars ,numbered"
about 20. ' Fifteen - schools . took
David :Proet received the' to
Y p
award for ,best decorated bicycle;,
No. 2 " Usbo e : ,'the
Townshi
S.S. m p,.
award fol' schools on?parade: with
grade' seven of Exeter sclrool"plac-
ing:second. E'ric'Heywood Won for
the -best decorated car. Business
`float prizes went to; Jack Smith,.
Exeter Motors and Larry Snider
Motors; Awards for clowns went to
the Exeter Finettes and. Bonita
Greene.
PrizLW
lint rs
', Amongtie , a
`major 'rize winners,
J
were ert'Meride; Zit ,horse
ere:B B ,.
is ecial, tandem liitdh; - J. L.
P _.
Wright, Listowel, roadsters; Jack;
Innes, Stratford, Shetland ponies;
Marron and;.;:A11man, Stratford,-
Mis- Ida. McArdle; R.R.: 2, . Tavi-
stock,, hunters.,•' Fred`Darling,::Exc
ter, Harry Muir, St.:: Marys, :Lloyd
Swartz, Exeter saddle.
—W -Turnbull- and,-son,•-R.R -2,
Brussels Jack Peck,
Kippers,; and.
Williaiz Pepper : and Son, Seaforth,
S
horthorns•' `:Ross • Marshall,':Kirk
ton Thomas. Hera, Woodh'ai; Wel
lington!''Breek, , Kirkton. Holsteins:
Whitney Coates and ;Son, R.R..-2,
Brussels, baby. beef.
P..Dearing and•son,;Eketei,:`Dor-
set. Horn sheep; W. Turnbull?sand
son, .R .R. 2, Brussels, Roes Cpitle,
R,R. 1,, Woodham, E
nierson
hale,R R.R. 1,, Woodham; hogs.-:P
en
KIPPEN
4-. • Work.
Stephen 4-11Beef Calf Club,:How-
ard Hendrick;; . R.R. ; 2,< Crediton,
Morris Rennet', R.R. 1, Crediton;
Brian Glill, RR..1, Grand' Bend; Trouble that looks like a ;noun-
showmanship;: Morris- Renney, , R: Iain from a distance, `'usually„ is
R. 1, Crediton: Club leaders,, Bruce •onlya hill when; .you get to it.
Stephen,;R.R. 1 ,' Exeter; Kennet •
Baker-R,R.- 2,:Dashwoo .
d
Exeter 4-H
Dairy Calf Club, Neil
t
M Allister• RR . x.Centralia; Pet:,
er Spier, R R:�1, Kirkton; Lorne'
Herne -11.R. 1,' Woodhain; •James
Hyde, R.R. 1, Henshoman-
ship,�Edw'ard Hero,sall; R.R,w
.• 1•, Wood-
ham .:
'Exeter "4-H Beef Calf Club, Doris
S
Coiniish 11.R. 1 Woodham; _
s
DJame
Hoydris . e;=RCor.R ;niHshenRsall.R.; showmanship,'
;halter, Doris Cornish,:` R.R. °1,
•
ST. C L!JM A B N
O
Miss . AnneMaloney,and Mr.- and•
M
Mrs. Jim ,Doyle, London, with Mr.
and Mrs.'1 Frank Maloney. '
Misses Mar''.Cronin' and ose
Y
Mary Lane, :Kitchener; Miss Cleo.
Bowman, . Miss_:: Noreen Dalton,
Miss Mary, Catherine Roach, Miss
Clare Malone, 'Stratfor„d;" Miss -Re-
ginaw
Bo inan• :'London; ::' Leonard
Maloney,.Lucan spent the -week-
end at<'their homes.
Mr. and Mrs. George e McCann,
>
Toledo, visited Mr. and Mrs: Jos.
Kale.
_Frank Malone :has taken a pose
tion in the Bank of Commerce,
lin.
Dub
-
1VIr- and Mrs. Tom blclver and
family, , Toronto, visited Mr. and
i c r
Mrs. William M Ivo '•'
T
--:� r -•incl Mrs:- �ack�-Cam" bell
'11 p ,
Davison, Mich..::. with relatives.
Misses,'Anne: and . Agnes Lynch
have; a visit, returned.: from :i ,in De-
troit.'
troit.' Mrs. Wm. Fortune, John
Fortune, Richard and :Kathy . re-
turned with them:
Mr and . Mrs: Dan William's, ' of
Windsor, lapd Mr. ,and Mrs. Jhn
Williams,, Detroit, visited Mrs.
Ma y Williams and attended rMr.
and Mrs. Michael Williams' silver
wedding anniversary n;SaturdaY .
Mr.. and Mrs.; Tom:. Sloan, ;Co-
bourg, with Mr." and Mrs James
WHEREAS authoritative statistics;.'. ompiled' and published -
by the Dominion Fire; Commissioner: -show that during "the -past
ten years six hundred and -six thousand,
eighty-six two.hundred and
• , e:
two fires in Canada have destroyed property valued valued at' nm hun-
• ,,
dred and sixty-seven million dollars, and that" during the same;
"o tho a s ``t re hundred" and thiirt -seven sons
period, five ous nds, three e.nd Y persons.
.
have Most, their' lives,: and, it is estimated that at least; sixteen'
thousand Others have been seriously injured as the result of fires.
AND WHEREAS such losses are increasing ,year
year;
,s ;
AND WHRREAS humanitarian and economic considerations
imperatively, demand that:Mullen 'life and material resources•in
Canada' be ea far as:possible conserved in order.•that tbe,nation's
rV
prosperity may be maintained.
AND WHEREAS it is desirable that the attention of the public
epreventable
be directed to the:extent and underlying causes of the p ve b
loss of''life :and property by'fire and o' the best and :most?prac-
ticable means : for its control and jhat a• specific period of the
year be set apart and properly designated for the dissemination
of such information;
•Athought' ' si g n ate the' week commencing
.Accordingly is fit to designate
SUNDAY THE FOURTH OF OCTOBER, AND ENDING ON
SAT-
URDAY,,
THE INC11 OF OCTOBER IN THEPRESENT YEAR
FIRE PRE VENTION
and, we -do recommend to the citizens' of Seaforth that at sortie"
time: durin that' week as maybe found. most practicable:
g.
1. A11 d�velling, publ:is buildings stores arehuses"factories
ctor
e
s
farms, mines and forests be carefully inspected by their occu-
..kely - -
pants,;and_.alleianditions:h=-t•o cause -or -the-spread-of `
lire be removed:
2. All theatres, hotels, hospials, institutional.cassem
assembly
buildings; be inspected and 'provision made: for all changes. neces---
wary to protect the occupants in`case'of fire.
'•,h '
.3, Fire •drills''be held for the children ,in all schoole,' fothe-
inmates
h r t e
inmates'of all institutions, and, for the employees in all; factories,
in order 'that a greater, degree of safety be ensured by'acquaint-
in the occupants oecupants with the best and most expeditious mode of
exit in time of danger,
44 ecial 'instruction on the subject of fire prevention be'
given • by the teachers and by -municipal officials in the schools
and that such appropriate literature as may, be made available
be distributed tothe pupils.
F..CHRISTIE
L.
Mayor.
SEAFORTH, October 1, 1959.
".GOD SAVE THE QtlEENN
F/S and Mrs Robert Perkins and
sons, of RCAF Clinton, visited Fri-
day evening with Mr and :Mrs.,N.
Long
Sympathy is extended to Mrs. E.
Taylor, ' of Stratford, ' Miss '.•M
Whiteman ,and Mr. H. W. White -
Man, of Toronto; in ;the' loss of a
loving' mother and. sister, the late
Mrs: R. Dinsdale.,
Mrs. Robert Dayman, ;of Hen=,;
sill,: visited •a few days last week
with: -Mr. and Mrs. W. • L. Meths.
Mr.. Tom -;Reid- left Saturday for
Ottawa to be the guest of his sig.:
ter,. Miss"Jessie Reid.
Next -Sunday the Sacrament of
the Lord's Supper':, will bb
-'admin
istered at :the close .of the service:'
An ',invitation is • extended' to all
.members and friends "to 'be'pres-'
ent.-
Messrs. Wayne, Brad and Don-
nie- Littleton and sister Karen vis-
itedeSunday at their grandparents,
Mre and Mrs. S. "Mathers, of near
Mount Carmel
Mr; and ,Mrs. Monty Motomura,
Kim and Lynda visited relatives
in. Oakville:over the weekend
Mr,.Robert Thomson visited on
Saturday afternoon with his daugh-
terand son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Cornish, sof Goderich.
Mr., and Mrs. R. Littleton, ac-
companied by Mr and Mrs. W.
Johnson and baby spent Sunday"in
Toronto with the former's • sister
and brother in-law, 'Mr. and • Mrs,
G. •. Phillips,
In the 'evening' of October 4th;
-Rev,' Moore, general secretary of
the Bible Society, swill, be present
and show' the'film, "The Leaves
of the Tree." It 'will be in sound
'and color.' This"£ilm -will 'show
some of the •fine work being done
by the ,Bible Society.
'ltoung, People Organize
The organization meeting of ' the
I'.P. was held on Sept. 29th" at 2
p.m: in the Sunday School. room.
Rev. MacMillan chaired the meet-
ing and the election of officers took
place. The president is Bob' Bin-
nendyk. Other officers ,are: first
'vice-president, John •Consitt; sec-
ond vice-president, Jean`. Turner;
'third vice-president, MargaretJean
Broadfoot;. fourth Vice-president,
Ruth. Turner; secretary; , Sharon
,McBride; treasurer, Sandra Reid;,
press repor, Phyllis sen
pianists, Joyceter, Hood anCo
d'. Diannet$
Fatter.
The president .took the .chair.;
Some of the "members are going to.•
attend the fall rally in Seaforth,
The next meeting will be held on
October 18. Any new members are.
cordially invited to attend, ,e.
teelcome this opportunity.•
,
of eo operating in'`the observ-
a ce of Fire P e'oent' on Week''
EAFORTI PUBLIC
UTILITI
OM ISSION`
.••••:„....r •o Homes
:AN
'hes•e •'•Simple Ru•le•s, if "Followed by
veryone in , the Fam', ily,, Will '.Make
'our Home ('Safe frond Fire ! .
1. Put lighted matchesd ': smokes out before you throw them
them away. .Keep.t es' where small•children collet h
ot reac
iiia•
them. ,Never Smoke: in. he:garage, b•arn, or' attic, not, in bed
2. Remove•. r• ub-bish,'waste, paper's and all:. unnecessary 'com
bustbile materials. Provide metal ash and.trash:cans. Burn
rubbish• only: m a`- safety covered brick. or 'metal • incinerator.
Watch the fire.
-3. Examine. all Stoves, .'furnaces 'and • smoke'pipes to, make sure
they' are safe. and -well away fromwoodwork or other burnable
materials: '.Have needed .repairs'•made.,at once.
UREFiR
CHILD, 1` MATCH
Sat: opanteha ever "say anything
romantic, Slim:"
$11in: "Shore, gal . You're more`
like a rose than anything i ever
smelt."
Value: the advice of your Fire, Chief, who says that many fires' -.
are caused by dirty or defective chimneys. Have the 'chimneys .
cleaned regularly, and ;have :'all defects repaired
5 c;; Escape the danger of inflarnrnable liquid fires and ;explosions
by keeping no gasoline in the House:. Do dry cleaning with
safe liquids, or send the work to the Cleaner. Never start
---fires with kerosene. •
6. Notify they Electric Company of, electrical trouble.' Replace
"blown" fuses with -new ones -not pennies. Avoid home -nude
7: .Teach everyone inthe be Careful of fire;; to watch
stoves,' fireplaces, electric ironsand•"all, other. possible fire •
causes and' every day to -remove Old „rags, paper and other
8. Fireproof your •, home as far as pesSible by fire -safe roofing,
fire -stopping xn hollow walls and partitions, to stop the spread
of flames,, and a non-combustible baseinent.ceiling.
9. Inquire of your ,Fire Chief when buying .a fire extinguisher, to
be sure of getting the right kind. Don't -hesitate to ask your -
Firemen when you have questions on fire prevention.
10. Remember always how to send in an , alarm. When telephon-
ing, be sure the address is clearly understood. Use a neigh-
bor's phone, rather than one in the burning:Juildiitg:,
11. Explain to everyone. in the house what to dei in case of fire,
how to putout fire in clothing by wrapping in a rug orblanket;
what to do when grease catches firein the kitchen.
12. Save' life, and 'Property "from, needless' destruction by fireby
keeping the principles of fire prevention, always in mind and `.
'never teking a chance with fire.
JOHN f
•e
IT, Fire .Chie'
Itio al ! Fire . Prevention Wee
October , 4 ,to 10
own of Seafort
'op CAN,. HELP'
PLGHT FIRE!.'
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