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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1967= Second Section, •Page's 9 to 16
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1967 Fire Damage Above
$154 Million Lost in '6
Fire losses thus far in
1967 are running above
those of a year ago, and
the Canadian Underwrit-
ers' Association is asking
communities throughout
the nation to intensify their
fire prevention efforts to
help reverse the rising loss
spiral. .:
W. W. Owen, General
Manager of 'the Associa-
tion, urged that Fire Pre-
dention Week become a fo-
cal point for stepping up
activities aimed at prevent-
ing"fires. This year, the,
week will be observed Oct-
ober 8-14.
"Fire losses this year, if
current trends continue,
will be substantially high-
er than the loss 9f nearly
$154 million recorded in
1966," Mr. Owen said.
"An increasing, aware-
ness of the importance of
fire prevention is impera-
tive.
"Householders should be
particularly careful with
fire, especially with;smok-
ing and matches, which.
are the leading cause cif
fires. Cooking, • heating
and electrical equipment
should be checked periodi-
cally and repaired as nec-
essary. All of these items
which many persons take
for granted can ,be, if ne-
glected, dangerous fire
hazards.
"Everyone from grown-
ups to children should be.
constantly alert to the dan-
ger of fire, ° and . the fact
that it can take lives as
well as destroy property."
The Association official
noted that more than 574
persons died in fires in
1966' -alone.
Noting that there has,
been a substantial number
of large -loss industrial
fires, Mr. Owen said :
"It is particularly im-
portant that management
of factories, warehouses,
FIRE PREVENTION
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fully insured. Insurance won't prevent fires, but it will prevent ,,.
total loss. For the up-to-date fire coverage you need ... see one
of our agents today.
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SEAFQRTH
INSURES:
Town Dwellings -- Summer Cottages
Ali Classes of Farm Properties --
Churches -- Schools -- Halls
AGENTS:
JAMES KEYS, RR 1, Seaforth; V, J. LANE, RR 5, Seaforth;
WM. LEIPER, Jr., Londesboro; SELWYN BAKER, Brussels;
HAROLD SQUIRES, 'Clinton; GEORGE 'COYNE, Dublin;
DONALD G. EATON,. Seaforth.
and other' places of busi-
ness rededicate their fire
prevention efforts that
they check their fire de-
tection and fire fighting
equipment regularly to be
sure it is adequate to meet
today's requirements."
Defeated
2-1 at
London
Two
Officials
At .Jai!'
emember
Effective January 1, 1.968,
Hurn, County Jail. at Godeeric;h
will have two new top officials.
County Council, at its ses-
sion in 'Gaderich last week, ap-
proved thereport of the Prop.
erty Colnmittee. Carl Dalton,
Seaforth, chairman, recommend-
ed that John Robertson .Pe ap-
pointed 'Governor of the rail
and that William Freeth, senior
staff member at the jail, be
promoted to chief turnkey, at
a salary of $350 per annlun.
The committee also reported,
the appointment of Douglas Dal-
ton from 14 applications to the
staff of Huron County Pioneer
Museum at Goderich. This was
made necessary with tate de-
parture of Raymond Neill. Cur-
ator J. Chisholm ,•yjt's ie-engag-
ed
e-engaged for another '•Oar.
Herb Neill, founder of the.
Museum, has left the .log cabin
and plans residence •at Huron -
view where, he will carry on
with his work of making models
for the museum.
Mr. Dalton said that the -com-
mittee•'had authorized a change
in hours, both in connection
with the Museum itself and with
the employees. No annual holi-
days will be allowed employees
during June., July and Augtist.
The latest 'addition to the
Museum property is practically
completed and driveway paved.
The Curator feels he will be
well within his • estimate for
the entire building program.
Arrangements have been
made for Huron County Chil-
dress' Aid Society to be reloca-
ted in the jail residence, giving
it much needed office space.
The County Library will move
into quarters in the Court
House, vacated by CAS.
The Property Committee sub-
mitted a recommendation to
Council that one of council com-
mittees investigate the possibil
ity of purchasing property for
the. purpose of establishing.
roadside pafkettes in the
County. These would be small
areas' adjacent to county roads
where the travelling public
could stop and have a picnic or
rest.
The German Canadian B
team of London defeated St.
ColLlmban"tyn Saturday at home
here by a score of 2-1. Gerald
Ryan scored for St. Columban.
The final league game will. °lie
at Woodstock on Saturday O'ct.
14th. The team at present is in
fifth place 'hi the league.
A game will . be played in -
London on Oct. 15th in which
an all -Canadian team will play
against the pick of the New
Canadians and according to the
London Free Press, most of the
Canadians, will be from St. Col-
umban.
Kippen Club
Has Meeting
The Sleeping Beauties. met at
the Legion Hall.
The roll call, "One character-
istic. pf a gid bedroom acces-
sory" was answered. by i4 girls.
Barb Gemmell read minutes and
Gwen McLean was nominated as
the new secretary. The Home"
Economist, Miss Carroll attend-
ed the meeting and showed how
to make corded piping. '
At the I nternati onal in '66? --
EVEN WITH
AN INCREASE,
HYDRO RATES
ARE STILL
VERY LOW
electric'.
s'the bigge
bargain
of att
Sh sh! We don't often blow our own trumpet. Afterall, providing the best possible
service at the lowest possible cost is aur constant aim ... and is what we're here for
anyway. But, just this once, we feel that a few timely ,notes are justified. Even though
the new Hydro rates show an increase, there has been a considerable, constant and
successful effort to prevent the'spiralling of costs that have affected just about every-
thing else. In fact, although the cost per kilowatt-hour, based on the 1966 avera'ge
residential consumption; will move from 1.13• cents to 1.28 cents . . . our customers
have gained over the years through a marked overall reduction. For instance, the aver-
age cost in 1957 was 1.32 cents. In 1950 it was as high as 1.49 cents. On the other hand,
the Consumer Price Index for all goods and services has risen 20.8'7 since 1956.
So; in the face of a tremendous rise in the cost of the power we purchase for you,
and plant equipment of 'all kinds and wages, the inevitable increase in rates, effective
on all bills renderbd on and after November 1, 1967 still keeps electricity the biggest -
bargain in the household budget.
Revised NET Residential rates
Monthly Consumption
Kilowatt•hours (KWH)
Cents per
KWH
First 50 KWH 4.0
Next 200 KWH 1.4
Next 500 KWH 0.7
All additional 1.0
All -Electric rate:
First 50 KWH 2.0
All additional 1.0 ,
Minimum Bill $2.00
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'FLAT RATE' of 36 cents per 100 watts available for heating
water electrically. For instance, with a superfast 'Cascade 40'
water heater you can still enjoy an` abundant supply ofhot
water at an energy cost of only $3.06 per month.
The above rate changes~ -do not affect the extremely attractive
Please note that, in'order to stmplify billing procedures, the above rates are
NET, and are subject to a 5% late payment charge.
ELECTRICITY DOES SO MUCH . • COSTS SO LITTLE
SEAFORTH PUBLIC UTILITY COI1'MIS$I
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