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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-10-04, Page 21ars liars r1Or.'"*A114 '16 :7' I • • •. FIRE CHIEF IRWiN FM.) as; s•aaatessasse.eilestaseaessesasseistesssastsetstas *mai tl..l.saesalsete'!eittietaailissl '..Sata.:(iFtatia.S:SetsSastseSitita‘as. r11211,1Srar•Er SitesztatSisissatsre':54;r7:•;:.:e , • 7,1 T...,'YtFrr,k ,trW't'r:rW,f"r7,77',',,,r',r7,r,"rrll,,rtrrr,0r,,rrrr,r The Timos-AdvOgeta, Octobe' 4, 1962 Page 19 Losses from from fire in 10 total more than billion Check Thew List fire precautions for rural properties a strip around the buildings. Large storage tanks of flam- mable liquids should be at least 75 feet from any building Lightning rods on houses and barns of approved type should he grounded to a depth of from 8 to 10 feet. Lightning rod installation should be inspected for corro- sion at, least once a year especially where it enters the ground. r. Jardine and Airs. Emerson Des Jardine, Celebrates 81st birthday A surprise birthday party in honor of Mrs. Lily Gill on her 81st birthday was held at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. John .Kowalchuk and Mr. J, Kowalchuk at the Parkway restaurant on Sunday, Septem- ber 30. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Keith Charlton and Garry of London, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Gill and family, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gill and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wellwood Gill and family. Mrs. Gill has fourteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Whiteford attended the funeral of their brother-in-law, Mr. Alfred Mil- ler, in Detroit last week, Since returning home Mr. Whiteford has been confined to his bed with a slight heart attack. Mrs. E. AL Miller of Edson, Alta,, spent the weekend with Mrs. E. Keown, who accom- panied her on Sunday to Clin- ton to call on their friend, Mrs. C, McKeever, who has been ill for sometime. Personal items Mr. and Airs, Lawrence Johnson visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson and family, Mr, and Mrs. Earl Johnson of Hamilton and called on Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thomson of Stratford. Mr. and. Mrs. J. Al, Dodds and Mrs. Mae Holt spent the weekend with Miss Buelah Ho]t, RN, of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Latta of Sarnia spent the weekend with his parents, Mr, and Mrs, George. Latta. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Knight and Robert spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Wellwood Gill. Mrs. Nola Taylor, Mrs. Em- ery DesJardins, Mrs. Harold Wainer and Mrs. Wm. Love at- tended the WI County Rally at Bluevale on Monday, Oct, 1, Mrs. Sarah. Patterson is spending this week with Mr. and Airs. Roy Scott at Sarnia, World Communion Service will be observed in Grand Bend United. Church on Sunday, October 7 at 11:15 a.m. Read all of Hosea Hosea 7:5 — Sick with bottles and beer. Habbakuk Woe, woe who votes wine and beer etc, unto him—bottles, Your humble servant, Rev. M. Oestreicher Fires in. CenadA in the last ten years have. taken 5,52.9 liVes, wasted more titan a billion dol- lars of ..preperty. Most of the. 798,000 fires of the decade were. caused by esreleaanesa and neg- lect, This is the heart of a prof:- lametion to 18 500,000 Canadians. in the name of Her Majesty queer Mizabeth of Canada, "Prevent this economic waste and tragic loss of life in order that the nation's prosperity may be maintained," the proclames Lion ur,sea, While provincial reports for 1901 .indieate a .cut-back from the all-time high losses of 1057, the ten-year record to 1961 is the most severe of any decade In our fire history, The estimat- ed worth of property waste is $1,190,000,000, compared with. the 1960 ten-year assessment of $1,144,000,000, Church's first rector returns for service GUARANTEED INVESTMENT RECEIPTS , issued for a period of 1 to 5 years— Minimum deposit $1000. Interest payable semi- annually by cheque. Terms for shorter periods on request, ,,Sse The ABOUT 11"1 Canada's Leading Executor. Abel TrUsIftet 289 DUNDAS ST LONDON GE 8-5181 F. A. Simpson, MJ.lintsger ROYAL TRUST With the approach of cold. weather, thoughts must be di- rected to the safe operation of furnaces, space heaters, fire• places and other heating ap. Parattges. These may not have been used for some time and, being suddenly put into use without being properly cleaned and a d ju s t d, present fire hazards, Poor housekeeping is high on the liSt of Potential causes of fire 'hazards. Rubbish and them closely or plow a broad J. S. Dalyrumple dies in. Stratford By MRS. KEN McKELLAR CRuMAIST James Stewart: Dalrymple, aged 79, lot 2 South Thames ltd., died Wednesday evening at the Stratford General Hos- pital, lie had been in failing health for the past year, Born in Tuekersmith Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and. Mrs, William Dalrymple and spent most of his life in Hit). bort township. For the past four years he had made his home with his sister, Mrs. Albert (Innis) Hey, Usborne Township. lie was a member of. Roy's United Church. Surviving are two brothers, John, St. Marys, Hugh, Mitch- ell; and five sisters, Mrs. Free in a n (Nellie) Mahaffy, Mrs. Wilbur (Mary) Mahaffy and Mrs, Alex (Grace) James, all of Hibberi Township; Mrs. James (Ethel.) Balfour, Exe- ter, and Mrs. hey. The funeral service, which was held at the Heath-Leslie funeral home, Mitchell, on Saturday, was conducted by Rev, A. H. Daynard of Roy's United Church, Auxiliary plans bazaar The meeting of the. Marian Ritchie Evening Auxiliary was held at the home of Rev, and Mrs. John C. Boyne, Exeter. Airs, Wesley Russell, presided and plans were made for the bazaar to be held on Novem- ber 14. Committees were ap- pointed to arrange the Thank- offering meeting. The study book topic was the "Down Town Church" with Mrs, R, Laing leading in a panel discussion and Mrs, Carter Kerslake, Mrs. Eldon Allen, Mrs, S. McCurdy, Mrs. Gerald Carey, Mrs. Lloyd Mil- ler and Mrs, Mervin Dow as- sisting, Mrs. Gordon Scott read an article on "Harvest Thoughts", Mrs. Gerald Cary gave a reading, A social time was en- joyed. Personal items Mrs. Will Miller, Mrs. Grace Scott, Mrs. John Wallace, Airs. T. L. Scott, Mrs. T. Laing and Mrs, J. AL Scott were in To- ronto on Saturday where they attended the opening of the newly erected Ewart College. Mrs. Gerald Carey and Mrs. F, Taylor are spending a few days in Detroit and Washing- ton this week, Mr, and Airs. John Wallace and Debbie and Mrs, Grace Scott visited on Sunday with Mr. and Airs. Donald Scott and family, Goderich. Mr. Stanley Dow is a patient in Stratford General Hospital, having undergone surgery, Mr. and Airs. Gordon Laing, Lorraine and David visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, La- verne Scott of Seaforth. Mr. and Mrs. George Wal- lace, Visited during the week- end with Mr. and Airs. Donald Wallace of Carlingford and also with Mr. Wallace's sister, Mrs. Ellen Ballatityne in Strata hard. Mr. and Mrs. W, N. Bineieg, Rithard, Robert and Jane, Mitchell visited on. Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. K. McKellar, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Watcher And children of Strathroy were Sunday visitors With Mr. and Airs. Roy McGhee. A. group of inerilbors of Cromarty YPS Went to Exeter on Friday night and were en- tertained by the YT'S of Cavort Preabyttian Church. Mitchell wea Very large• la, attended by people of this area, Sonic local ladies Were aucteasfiti in Winnin e top priteS in the baking class. waste materials should not be allowed to accumulate and other materials stored neatly in safe places. People living in rural areas. without nearby fire -fighting facilities must be extra care- ful to prevent fires, The Na' tional Safely League of Canada recent mends An emergency water supply of more than 3,000 gallons should be available at all times. Bebore additional electric in- stallations are made, careful analysis must be made of the capacity of the existing wiring. If furnaces or stoves cannot be placed far enough away from a wooden wall, metal or asbestos • should be used to cover the wall. When install- ing the foregoing, leave a passage for air between the. wall and the covering. in order Lo lessen the danger of farm buildings catching fire, cut the brush and grass around By MRS. WELLWOOD GILL GRAND BEND The Rev. Gordon lio.ughton of. St, David's Anglican Church, London, officiated at the morn- ing prayer service at St, John's - b,y - the • Lake Anglican Church, Grand Bend, Sunday, It was Harvest Sunday in the church and the interior was decorated with the. flow- ers, fruits and vegetables rep- resentative of God's blessings to mankind, Mrs. Lloyd Ba- ker, Mr. and Airs. William Ren- dle and Mr, Horace Lake were responsible for the attractive setting for the service. The Rev. Mr, Houghton was the first rector of this church in 4 1949 and recalled memories of those days. The Rev. Ray Farrell, the present rector was guest rector at St. David's in London. The Rev. Farrell, who has been residing in Grand Bend for the summer months, will move into the newly built rec- tory in Thedford later in Oc- tober. Guilds study communion The junior and senior Chan• eel Guilds of St. John's-by-the. Lake Anglican Church met to. ge.ther for a combined meet- ing. Rev. Ray Farrell spoke on the meaning of each step in the preparation, for the Holy Communion service, Mrs. J. G. Aselstyne conducted the meeting i n the absence of Airs. Lloyd Freel, president, WI sees pies of trip Mr, and Mrs. Dougal Gray of Parkhill were guests at the meeting of Grand Bend WI Thursday evening in the town hall, They showed pictures of their trip when they attended the Lions International conven- tion in Nice, France, this sum- mer, They took trips in several European countries. Mrs, Elgin Webb, convener of the program, introduced Mr. and Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Man- se!. Mason thanked them. President Mrs. Alex Hamil- ton commented on the- motto "Soil like men, deteriorates with abuse", Mrs. Carmen Us- vie gave a paper on "Agricul- ture and Canadian Industries", Mrs, Charles Reeves enter- tained at the piano. Roll call was answered by telling "My favorite vegetable and how to cook it". Hostesses were Ales. Elgin Webb, Mrs, Lloyd Baker, Mrs. Erie FinArt and Mrs. Mansel Mason, CGIT meet CG11.* met on Monday, Oct. 1 with 26 present and election of officers was held. President is :inane DesJar. dine; vice president, Bonnie, Greene; Secretary, Denim Milli •Sttirdevant; assistant secre- tary, Sandra Stanlake; treas- urer, Gweneth Hoffman; pia- nist, Linda Miller; craft-cor- respondent, Janit. devo- tionalstorreeporldent,,Elaine Gteert; games enerespendent, Cathy Waldron; finantial cor- pondent, Coffeneth 14(affnian. Leaders, Mrs. Wilma Des- Dwelling fires „down Estimated 1961 figures. re, latest to those of 1957 Stores' And federal .government losses ex.ctudedlS 1961 1957 1,hunber of fires 82,432 82,088. 41 Killed 555 038 • Loss ($ mil'ns) 127.1 133,5 Per •capita $7.00 $8.05 Black as the appraisal may be, certain encouraging nn• provements in recent years should not be overlooked, Letter from Kirkton By MRS, HAROLD DAVIS sess - Personal items Mrs, Clayton Smith is spend Ing this week with her daugh ter, Mr, and Mrs. John Cut- ting and family of Acton. Mr. and Mrs. Roy McNaugh. toe and Miss Donna AlcNaugh. ton of Orangeville spent the weekend with Mrs. Albert Beek ell, Mr. and Mrs, Norris AH.hill and family visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Charles Atthill and family of Exeter. Mr, Ray Francis is a patient in South Huron Hospital, Exe• ter, at time of writing, Mr, and Mrs. T. A. Wiseman of Burlington have been visit- ing with friends in the village this past week, Mrs. Delmar ,Johnson has re- turned home after being a pa- tient in St. Marys Memorial Hospital. Mrs, R. Humphreys is a patient at time of writing, Mr, Ed. Kay of Port Arthur. Airs. E. Johnson of Clinton and Air. Alex Duncan of Exeter visited Friday with Mr, and Mrs. Miller McCurdy, Miss Betty Jean Graw of North Bay and Miss Dawn Blackler both attending college in Toronto spent the weekend with Mrs. M, Blackler and Mr. Kenneth Blackler, Any person who has not pre- viously held a hunting licence must have instruction in fire- arm safety and qualify for a certificate of competence before a licence is issued to him. The names of instructors in your area may be obtained from the nearest office of the On- tario Department of Lands and Forests. Dwelling flies of .the last three years are down, from. 61,000 such fires in 1959 to about 60,000 in 1961 This is An im- portant gain because fire in the home aceounts ,for three- quarters of all fires, and for the same proportion of fire deaths. Th nation's 60,000 fire, fighters believe that simple les- sons of fire safety learned m the nation's 1.500;000 homes will carry into the places where they wet* and play. Fewer children die There was a decline in the severity of large loss fires (5250.000 and up) in 1901, Cam- pared with the previous year. Such fires make up a quarter Firemen can stop fires . . but only you can slop them before they start. Do your part check your home and business for fire hazards , . check your fire safety habits, And to be doubly sure, check your fire insur- ance coverage here. PHONE 235.0310 of um national loss, and to- gether with fires of $50,000 and more aceotint for half the year- ly damage. Nevertheless, the estimated per capita loss of $700 for all fires last year con- tinkles to make this country's fire loss rate one of the worst; in .the world, and of little help to an improved productive econ- omy, In fire deaths fper 100,000 population. 3.0. in 1961. and 3.9 in. 1957) there seems to be a definite lowered trend in store, despite the all-too frequent cases of multiple tragedies. some wiping out whole families. One cheerful aspect: 1961 saw the lowest number of child vic- tims of the last five years! Fire Prevention is everybody's job C. V, PKKARD General Insurance & Real Estate EXETER Take This Pledge For Fire Safety pledge to remove fire hazards front My home I will not kill by smoking in bed or being careless when 1 do smoke. I will not cleats clothe,( nr start fires with gasoline or other fla usable liquids. I will not throw away matches wtiltnut firat being sure they are nut, will check my heating appliances and ehmulOs al regular intervals. I will'hot place hot ashes and soak in anything hut a mortal Container and will tint leave these containers sifting nn A wooden (Inor. I will mated all woodwork close in smoke pipes with asbestos and metal, leaving an air space of al least two inches between this protection and the pipe. I will not do electrical repairs unless I ant a qualified electrician, will not use pennies, hairpins, foil and such as electric fuses, 1 pledge in make Fire Prevention a year-round obligation by participating actively in the fight to reduce Canada's annual waste of property and life by fire, 1, 2. a, 4, 5. 6. 7. a. 9, 10. 11, 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18, Flammable liquids and gasoline appliances home 19. Thawing water pipe with open flame 20. Rubbish in cellar TV antenna attached to chimney No flue lining in chimney Flue hole covered, not bricked in Soot in chimney Sagging, defective smoke Rubbish in attic Hazardous location of electrical heater Wax-soaked mop and rags in cupboard Curtains blowing over slave Matches within reach of children Sweepings in register r • , Electric wires under rug Walls without fire stops Fireplace not insulated, no fire screen Improper electric fuses Improper use of electrical extension cords Furnace pipes too close to combustible joists pipes stored in- I I Published as a Public Service by W. H. Hodgson Ltd. PHONE 235-2420 EXETER,,, FIRE Prevention. Week October 8 to 14: • . 1 "Our new Mutual Aid Fire Truck c n put out fires but YOU c # n prevent them" Says FIRE CHIEF FORD All of us in this district feel more secure from fire because of the new truck recently purchased by local municipalities- We must remember, however, that this new equipment won't prevent fires or less of life or property damage caused by fires. Every citizen can do this by making sore that fire does not have a place to start in his house or place of business. All citizens the, lowri are tarn(giy roottOsterl to assist in relieving the tragic loss of fire by co-operating wholeheartedly in the nation- wide, Piro Prevention Campaign. W. Eldrid Simmons, Mayor fltssass...sats's .DORT 'GIVE 'FIRE A PLACE TO START This Appeal Si of Thy otot Town Council h Behalf Of 'MO Fi r s Brigado Of •Exotof Fire Hazards.:..... In Your Hon*: