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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1965-10-07, Page 9• • • • • • • • • /, . . defective electric wiring • 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 Observations Are Given to These Simple Rules: See that all wiring extensions are carried out by qualified and experienced wir- ing contractors. This insures final chek-up by the Wiring Inspector of the Hydro - Electric Power Commission of Ontario. 2. Never use fuses larger than 15 amperes on branch circuits in your house. 3. Don't "plug" fuses by inserting coins behind them. The fuse serves similarly to the safety valve of a boiler. 4. Make frequent inspection of flexible cords. 5. .Don't hang any electric wire on nails. Don't tack extension cords to baseboards or walls. 6. Keep electrical heating devices away from combustibles. .7. Keep lamps away from clothing, papers, etc. 8. Never use iron, toaster or Lamps as bed warmers. 9. Install convenience outlets to avoid excessive lengths of extension cords. 10. NEVER USE GASOLINE IN YOUR ELECTRIC WASHER! Violation of These Rules, Resulting in Fire, May Invalidate Your Fire Insurance .Policy We welcome I this. opportunity of co-operating in the observance of FIRE PREVENTION WEEK ! SEAFORTH PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION D'Orlean Sills, Chairman Commissio.ner R. S. Box Mayor .J. F. Flannery R. J. Boussey, Manager Unites to + Fight Fire Losses, Save Lives Fires that devastate their homes are -proving more costly to Canadians than ever before. That glaring fact is revealed in the 1964 assessment of fire damage in Canada. Today the average cost of a household lure -is $800:`- Ten years ago it was $400. Industry, too, is finding fires more expensive. Last year an estimated $147,- 500;000 in all property went up in smoke in 77,000 reported fires—or about $1,918 a fire. In 1963, the cost of 83,207 fires was $154,051,629—or $1,850 a fire. More Children Die Despite Canada's population growth, the fire death rate re- mains fairly constants although last year there was an increase of 43 deaths. The record shows. 596 fatalities in 1964, compared with 553 int1963. Once again, children lead with 250 victims, followed , by 243 men and 103 women. Worst year was 1957, with 638 deaths. Excluding forest. and federal government fires, fire waste per capita population is reckoned at $7.67 in 1964 and $8.15 in 1963; Nobody Escapes Only direct costs enter into the fire waste assessment of $147 millions. Taking into ac- Seaforth Directory Is Mailed You load sixteen tons and what do you get? Not enough paper to put out this year's new telephone di- rectory. This weighty little item is on its way to customers- in Sea - forth. According to„W, W, Haysom, Bell Telephone manager for the area, 20,000 copies and the London -St. Thomas and sur- rounding territory directory will be distributed this year. This is an increase of 12,000 copies over the previews year. A total of 1,500 will be sent to customers in Seaforth. Togeth- er with the London -St. Thomas directory, Seaforth and Dublin subscribers will receive copies of the Stratford .directory, coni taining listings of McKillop. Logan and Hibbert subscribers. Every year Bell employees spend hundreds of hours list- ing telephone subscribers' names and numbers and updat- ingone of the world's best read reference books. Mr. Haysom cautioned cus- tomers to check the numbers in the new"'directory'and where necessary make changes in their "Blue Book" of telephone numbers. This will help avoid the annoyance of wrong num- bers. If you need a new blue book you may obtain it by call- ing the telephone business of- fice. This year's- cover features a sketch of the Middlesex Coun•. ty Court House in London. In keeping with the other 61 direc- tories the Bell will print this year, the cover is a robin's egg blue. ALWAYS BE ON THE LOO. 1 KOUT Check Your Home Against These Fire Hazards Now • Use care in disposing of matches and cigarettes • Keep your home and otherbuildings free of rubbish • 0 • • Don't overload your elec • Check your heating plant • Be careful in handling infl ric wiring mmable liquids Be wise . . . inspect your home today! And make sure you're fully insured. Insurance won't prevent prevent total loss. For that up-to-date fire coverage you need . . see one of our agents today. fires, but it, will THE' McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE Co. Insures Town Dwellings, Summer Cottages, All Classes of F Properties, Churches, Schools, Halls AGENTS — JAMES KEYS, R.R. 1, Seaforth; V. J. LANE, R.R. 5, Seaforth; WILLIA LEIPER, Jr., Londesboro; SELWYN BAKER, Brussels; HAROLD SQUIRES, Clinton; GEORGE COYNE, Dublin; DONALD G. EATON, Seaforth. arm M ' count the indirect economic factors — including industrial production -and job disruption —the total burden of -a year of fire would be $750,000,000, fire authorities say. This works out to a $38.99 cost for every man, Woman and child in a country of 19,235,000 population. Nobody, the taxpayer least of all, escapes the responsibility of fire—on the job and in the home, • ST. COLUMBAN Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Smith, De- troit, and Miss Nell Doyle, of London, visited with Ted Doyle. The CWL - held a successful home-made baking sale in Sea - forth Friday. ' •--•-•- Tom Sloan, Cornwall, with Mr, and Mrs. James Sloan. Miss Karen Kale was among a group of students from Huron Secondary Schools and Seaforth District High School, who visit- ed Montreal and Quebec City during the weekend. Miss Mary Murray, of Lucan, with Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Mur- ray. Miss Anne Morris, Windsor, with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morris. ' Mr. and Mrs. Leo Smith and Melody, of Acton, with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cronin. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Sloan, of Beamsville, with Mr. and Mrs, James Sloan. Leonard Maloney, Lucan, with Mrs. Nora Maloney. . Mr, and Mrs. Raynard Smith and family, Kitchener, with Mrs. Thomas Purcell. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Murray, Toronto, have moved to St. Col- umban and are occuying Jos. L. Ryan's house. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ducharme, Wirigham, with Mr. and Mrs. Auguste Ducharme. A Penny and electricity are pretty important. The ladys ktiows that the penny will buy enough electricity to cook her lunch. But what she doesn't know is that if §.he puts the penny in the fuse box she stands to fry herself --permanently! Only one thing should go in that box — a fuse! And the pro- per size for the ordinary circuit is a 15. Never, never, never use a 30! If all the ladies of the land (and, for that matter, the gentle- men, too) realized the deadliness of "over -fusing" there would be less need of this advertisement for fire prevention in Canada. THINK about FIRE — Wherever You Are! Donald G. Eaton General Insurance Phone 527-1610 — Seaforth • John A. Cardno General Insurance Phone 527.0490 — Seaforth W. Arthur Wright Complete Insurance Phone 527-1464 — Seaforth At All Costs AVOID IRE! ... BUT If It Comes Do This • • , • t When f iy e ' is discovered, even though i appears to be small, don't delay, but Dical Seaforth 527-1100. Don't panic! Speak slowly and distinct- ly; giving your name and location. If a rural fire, give Name, Township, Lot and Concession, location of fire and best route from Seaforth. Do not leave the telephone until you have given all the necessary. informa- tion. If a rural fire, alert your neighbors and at the same time request them to bring water in any container available at the ime. If possible, stress the necessity of keeping roads dear for passage of fire t t 4 • y, ar 0411 ,'-- ruck. Remember that when the fire truck arrives at the scene of the fire, the Fire Chief is in full command, trVi JOHN F. SCOTT, Fire Chief, Town of Seaforth Help Stop Fires — Save Lives THINK about FIRE wherever you are!