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551 Die in !ear's Fires
Consuming 8155,000,000
l'anadin i.
hor,lotl ap :u1 esti-
mated ;t1+-,:,,111Nt ilnn 19 privorty
in hereat. It was this greate.4
fire loss of any y eat; in their
1listne..
lit contb:t-t, t1`P 1902 total v'a:.
$1I0,11.1,0t1. Soaring indu.. t y
losses plainly accounted foe Ia,At
yew 's inerett. e. Figures exr!uul r
forest and federal government
'I'n nrfset rash cov.•ulrr, tion.,,
twn signiFirant cle%elnpinrtlts
were reported:
"['ire deaths 'substantially de-
clined. The toll was 531 (29S
men. 129 women, 211 children).
At 2.9 deaths per 100.000, thin,
is the Invest death rate ctcr.
The 1902 rate was 3.3 for 626
Nictirn,
wen relation In populal1011, the
annual incidence of fires is de-
creasing.
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CreaS1i1g.
Hnlvelre. fors : t' hrl_nn,iiig
rn,:ther ire ('at:Ida. Tan Para
ag) tier, iltrrag r Il) ("enol a
hou?e11r,1,1 five wits $1nn. Today
it is shunt :'010.
:Millicent gossips Miter
Sally out. back,
Forgetting the fire bug
that's hot on her track:
REMEMBER
CERTAIN HOME CLEANERS ARE
COMBUSTIBLE .. .
HANDLE THEM WITH CARE.
HELP TO PREVENT FIRE — Canada's No. 1 Public
Enemy.
ARMITAGE
Dry Cleaners
WINGHAM - DIAL 357-1242
When fire strikes, your
home and perhaps even
the lives of your Loved
ones are at stake. Don't
give fire a place to start
. . . practice good fire
safety habits always.
Prevent
fires
• Remove rubbish
• Check all wiring
® lake extra care
W. B. CONRON, CLU
INSURANCE AGENCY
Complete Insurance Coverage
Agents for—Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
5 JOHN 51'. W.
WINGHAM
PH. 357-2636
FAULTY
HAZARD
Greatest Arsonist
It is Hard to imagine an easter and cheaper w.lv to help safe-
guard the lives of citizens in the home than to suggest investmen
in the proper electrical fuse, costing under a diene. The alarm-
ing scale of overfusing across Canada, set out in this issue, is a
proper concern of fire authorities, utilities and manufacturers
alike. A survey shows that hundreds of thousands of homes may
have the wrong fuse in a fuseholder socket.
Truly, the "greatest arsonist of all" is one who through ignor-
ance or carelessness invites fire in the home. For example, in
"muzzling the watchdog" by the use of other than a 15 ampere
fuse in an ordinary circuit.
Worse still, a penny or a hairpin!
FIRE INSPECTION
Don't Be Ashamed!
Shame (over an untidy
house), fear (of consequences),
ignorance (of what it's all
about)- - forget these things if
you have an ounce of common-
sense. Welcome the uniformed,
authorized fire fighter if he
knocks at your door, suggesting
a look-see for fire hazards.
Close your door to fire, keep
it open for fire prevention.
This neatly describes the phil-
osophy of Canada's campaign
for greater fire safety in the
home, on the job, and every-
where. In plants, office build-
ings, stairwells, fire doors
must be kept closed. Why? To
shut off live air (oxygen) from
fueling a fire. In the home,
too, a closed door will slow
down the spread of fire.
But because three-quarters
of all fires happen in the home,
and because the basic hazards
are quite simple (over -fusing,
grayed wiring, faulty heaters,
rubbish and the like) their el-
imination will go a long way in
Money to Burn?
Fire ravages Canadians
more viciously, person forper-
son, than almost any otherpeo-
ple on earth, they seem to
have a money -to -burn mad-
ness.
Gress Fire Loss
"Ain't Hay"
Farm communities across
Canada are discovering that
grass fire losses "ain't hay".
In just one rural district last
rear it cost $30, 1)t10 to fight
grass fires.
Fora rural community—ci-
tizen and volunteer firefighters
alike --a grass fire can flare up
into a mutual nightmare, deva•
stating crops, buildings and
precious paritlands. Canadians
ii.r e hecn known also to col -
1: p'e feni hc,,rr strain in their
efforts to tame a wildcat grass
fire with broom', shovels a u d
wet sacks.
P1 I3LIc; DISTRI:ss
Picnickers and motorists
carelessly tossing away thatches
to light their cigarettes or
cartel' fire' are iired to beware•.
h, in, iii er, grass fire losses
.ain't hay" citlicr in dollars or
11 piil'lic distress.
Is PU;,y'LIC
FUMY
NO. 1
P.
ELECTRIC WIRING IS A LEADING FIRE
--- MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOUR WIRING
IS ADEQUATE.
Keep One Jump Ahead of Fire
URKE ELECTRIC
WINGHAM
PHONE 357-2450
prevention. Hence the purpose
of the fire fighter's call.
But why wait for the fire
fighter? Check these hazards
yourself. Or call the fire chief
and make an appointment.
Fire
Hellions
Instruct
Babysitter
Fire Protection ground rules
for parent and babysitter:
Sitter has sense of responsi-
bility, likes children, prefer-
ably lives in neighborhood.
Instructions in writing: flow
to reach you. Fire department
number,
Exit locations.
Furnace or stove operation.
Flashlight handy in power
failure.
If there's fire, get the kids
out. Don't wait to dress them.
Call for help. Say exactly
where you are. If you can,
turn on the front lights to at-
tract attention. Don't re-enter
the place.
SMOTHER A
FRYPAN FIRE
A cooking grease flare-up on
the kitchen stove can end un-
happily. Smother the fire
quickly. A rug or a coat will
help. Even. baking soda.
Some matches?
What joy!
Then pouf -
- and no boy!
Goner!
So niany new gadgets:
let's have a good fire.
You'll surely enjoy
your own funeral pyre!
A Volunteer
Fire Fighter's
Wife Speaks
"No sleep for me as I wait, and night-
mares for him when he comes back ... think-
ing of the horror of the fire.
"He doesn't got out of a warn bed for
personal glory . . . God knows it's not for
money!
"Just a little added proof --- as if I need
it --- that my choice of long ago was right.
"He'll bring back the sickening odour of
smoke and char ... his pillowcase will need
washing, but that won't matter ... if only it
doesn't have to happen again tomorrow night
... or any night."
BE CERTAIN .. .
THAT YOUR HEATING FACILITIES
ARE SAFE—Don't give fire a free foothold.
HAVE YOUR FURNACE AND ASSOCIATED
EQUIPMENT SAFETY CHECKED N 0 W !
CANADIAN PETROFINA
Distributors of Famous
CANADIAN PETROFINA SERVICES
WINGHAM
DIAL 357-2841
Elti
This was
the barn
that Jack
built.
Here's what
remains,
just rubble
and ash,
From
a fire
in a flash
That
levelled
the barn
that Jack
built.
Use care in disposing of matches and cigarettes.
-f" Be careful in handling inflammable liquids.
Keep your home and other buildings free of rubbish.
Don't overload your electric wiring.
Check your heating plant.
Be wise . . . inspect your home today! And make sure
sured. Insurance won't prevent fires, but it will prevent
the up-to-date fire coverage you need . see one of our
are you it,
doing your;
%share to
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449fffh7'
FIRESP
you're fully in -
total loss. For
agents today.
WICK
MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANC[ CO.
FARMERS'
WROXETER - PHONE 60
THE FOLLOWING AGENTS ARE IN THE WINGHAM AREA:
ALEX ROBERTSON
R. R. NO. 5 WINGHAM
JACK McDONAGH
LUCKNOW
H. KEIL
FORDWICH
JOHANN Insurance Agency
BELMORE
EDWARD A. ELLIOTT
WINGHAM
ALBERT CARDIFF
ETHEL
R. A. POWELL
WINGHAM
Inspector — J. C. WILSON
FORDWICH
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