Zurich Citizens News, 1977-10-12, Page 4Page 4
Citizens News, October 12, 1977
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It's Fire Prevention Week
Fire prevention week is half over. That
scarcely matters: it merely serves as a
reminder, In this country, the threat of fire
is greatest during the cold months, when
heaviest demands are made on heating and
lighting systems.
In Ontario last year fire caused the
deaths of 265 people and property losses
totalling $143,102,417. Zurich was lucky. It
had no losses of this kind. However in
Stanley Township there were five, with
damages totalling $38,651; in Hay, seven
with damages at $229,529.
Fire could cause death or injury in any
of our families or destroy our homes at any
time. The saddest thing about such losses
of life is that often they need not have
happened. Children should never be left
alone, nor allowed to play with matches or
fire. Adults should not re-enter burning
buildings to remove money or valuables.
Just three minutes in a smoke-filled room
results in unconsciousness. Most deaths in
fires are the consequence of smoke inhala-
tion.
Though fire may occur for no discerni-
ble reason, they are usually preventable.
Faulty wiring, overloaded circuits,
careless smoking, mishandling of flam-
mables, spontaneous combustion of oily
rags and mops, heating units or electric
light bulbs in contact with combustibles —
these cause fires every day of the year. A
house or any other building that is well
maintained, clean, and free of trash is less
vulnerable.
What happens in the first few seconds
after fire erupts is crucial. Sometimes a
small localized blaze can be quickly
smothered by a heavy rug or chemicals
from a fire-extinguisher. If this doesn't
work, everyone should go outside at once.
The emergency call should be made from a
neighbour's home. The telephone number
of the fire department or rural fire area
service should be on the wall beside the
phone. It's not easy to recall in an
emergency.
Every member of the house should
know exactly how to escape from any room
in the house, Take time to talk about it.
Deaths and property losses through
fire are preventable. Attitude makes the
difference.
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FIRST WITH LOCM NEWS
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Editor --- Margaret Rodger
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Editor's
Desk
By
MARGARET RODGER
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What's in a name?
I wonder why the new centre at Huronview for those
homebound by age or disability has been called a day-care
centre, when it is actually for adult recreation and social
service. Day care is associated in most of our minds with
pre-schoolers. The people using this attractive and well
planned facility are not in the market for baby-sitters. Why
don't they discard this unfortunate label and invent a name
of their own for it?
City woman
A reporter for a well-known Toronto publication phoned
the Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board in pursuit of
the bean crop story. When told growers hadn't been able to
get on the land to pull beans because of its water -soaked
state, she asked very seriously, "Well, why don't they pull
them by hand?"
Faux pas
The variety of things that can go wrong, even in a small
newspaper, is amazing. Last week we ran a brief report on
Recreation League baseball, which said that the Wednes-
day night game could decide the championship. A heading
written for this was supposed to read "Game tonight could
be last". When it appeared in all its glory, it read "Game
tonight could be lost"... A couple of weeks earlier we ran a
story headed "Dog bites boy". We found out later that the
boy was a grown man with a family.
Your reports
Your newspaper wants and needs information about the
activities of all local groups — church, sports, school and
special interest groups and service clubs. We reserve the
right to edit these reports in accordance with newspaper
style, stressing what is of interest to all readers, not just
members of the specific group involved. We cannot print the
minutes of the last meeting. We feel it is up to members to
pursue that kind of detail within their own gatherings. That
is why the accounts appearing in the paper will usually omit
such details as songs sung, prayers said or refreshments
served and the names of committee members and those in
the chair. Your plans, activities and achievements are
played up, because everyone likes to read about them.
75 Years Ago
October 1902
Wood is going up in price at
present, but with the end of the
coal strike the drop will likely be
very sudden.
Louis Foster, of the Com-
mercial Hotel, is spending his
spare time breaking colts. His
last experience was not a
pleasant one as the colt did most
of the breaking.
50 Years Ago
October 1927
Fire of unknown origin com-
pletely destroyed the dwelling
property of Mr. David Plante at
St. Joseph on Friday afternoon.
The entire contents were
destroyed with the building, and
the loss to Mr. Plante is a heavy
one.
Mr. Herb Mousseau, while on a
busines's trip to Toronto last
week, purchased a Durant sedan
which he has reconditioned and
runs fine.
The front of the (Zurich)
Herald Office has been revised by
the addition of a brick front, in
place of the large glass front. The
editor thinks he has no need of
show windows, what there is to
show around a Printing office is
perhaps better not seen from the
street.
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25 Years Ago
October 1952
Mr. Bob Fisher, son of Mr. &
Mrs. Ray Fisher, has recently
returned from his trip out West
by auto, along with some other
boys of the Dashwood vicinity.
The boys were out there assisting
in the harvest and had a fine time
helping with the big crop of that
massive country.
South Huron's 31st annual
plowing match was held at the
farm of Elder Bros., Hay Twil
and favoured with good weather,
some 35 entries were contesting,
there wasn't a single horse in
sight, all power plows.
10 Years Ago
October 1967
The date for nomination in the
village of Zurich has been set for
Friday, November 24, from the
hour of six to seven in the
evening. If an election is needed,
be
held will he d on Monday,
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December 4.
St. Andrews United Church at
Kippen celebrated its 100th an-
niversary at special services held
on Sunday, October 15. The
church was filled by many
members and former members
and friends.
Volunteers pitched in over the
past weekend to assist in the huge
task of laying all the plastic pipe
in the Zurich Arena, .Close to 50
people turned up to assist.... •
there were nine miles of pipe.
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