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october 7th to october 13th national fire prevention week think about fire esr canadas tragic record of carelessness play it safe help prevent fires the acton volunteer fire department is on 24hour call they are on constant alert ready to leave their work their homes their families to help protect you and your property from the devastation of fire help them help you by playing it safe dont make that siren blow the acton fire fighters stand between you and loss of property and lives in this community they deserve your support in observing fire prevention week and every week in the year by checking fire hazards at home and at work inspect your home and business premises now and be prepared to show your fire inspector that you are co operating with your local fire fighters in the observ ance of fire prevention week october 7th to october 13th dont gamble with fire fir fables tfp 5529 perish in billion fire waste fires ni cfliiikld in the list ion years have taken f bm lives wasted more titan a billion dpllars ol pioperly most of ihe 798 000 hiesol the decade were caused by care lessness rind neglect tins is ihe henl ol a proclamation lo 18500 000 canadians in ihe name of he maesly queen elizabeth ol canada prevent hi economic waste and tragic loss ol hie in order thai itlic nations piospcnly may be maintained ihe proclamation urges while provincial reports for 1961 indicate a cutback from the all time high losses of 197 the len year record to 1961 is the niosl severe ol any decade m our fire his tory the estimated worth ol property wasir is 1v0 00o 000 compared willi the i960 ten year iissessment of 1 144000 000 dwelling firei down estimated 1961 figures related to ihose of recent years foicsl and federal tjuvcrnnieni losses excluded il i pr to mflkfj 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 no of 1 res 82 43 7v0 04 1 16 p 1 v 82 088 killed 55 566 560 11 6ji1 loss i million 121 1 ia ii6 1 20 j ijj 5 per caila 00 il 26 7 05 iii 05 black 3s ihe ppittisdl miy he cerkim nncoijicru mi mi rovininls in recent yedis slioold 1101 be ovedaokec dwelliffg lues ol llic lim lltrec years dre down irom 63 000 such droi in 1959 lo oboul 60 000 11 1961 this is an imortan gain because lire in ihe home acrou its loi llirce quarters of dll lircs dnrl lor hi some jiropoi kill ol fire ledtlis file nalioii s 60 000 in lrihlns heln e that simple lessons ol fire sdfely ledtnttl in the ndlion s 1 500 000 homes will carry into tin places where ihcy wc rk and pldy fewer children die there was a cleclin in ihe severity ol lairje l in 250 000 dnd up n 1961 comparcl will the rviou year such lues make up a quarter ol lie ndlion al loss curb economic toll 1 18000000 canadians told ai i loy the with lin s of v0 000 an i r ball the yearly d image nev rth us the capita loss of iou lor all fips lost y ar 101 tins counlrys fire loss rale one of ihe worst m the world and ol i hie help lo an improved productive economy in lire deaths pi r 100 000 population jo in 1961 ind j 9 in 19v ihf re seems lo be a dehrute lowered trend in store despite the all too frequent cases of multiple ira gedni orne wiping oui whole families one cheerful as pect 1961 saw the lowest number ol child victims ol the last live years with great r care many of the 860 417 ires of ilic l-i- 1 deade could ha e been pn v cm rl die dollar aving thereby rould have financed 300 more larcie hospitals or endowed ihe op ration of all orv coll c for more than 10 years or log tin r ljull a columbia frv r pro d si lawieiim away a south viskak heau dom an atlarnc province eausewi lhse ar mpli but cypres siv way lo thint of the farelf ss wil x a billion dollars p rhap len lirncs a billion dollars ds lh indirect loss lo lletcoiom men ind woman out of job a pi ml d tioyi clby dr means nun and worm u oul of jddy ob worsl year of an in the tilory a fire in canada was 19v hat yerr 638 died in lrs which consumed il33 5 nnllions in properly for a pec capila loss of 8 0 one of lh highe rales reported by any nation in thr world fir prevention education bi ins in thi horn fam d i 000 bre fighters b h v- h in thi home llal ihre ciuarfrrs ol all fire happen if n the home that three quarters of all fire death occur flu rarnpaign again i the evrl ol br lh r fore particularly aimed at ihe ourlry s four million h rnes check your homfc against firf hazard but a great r owar n ss of fire where peoph live will coir into placs where they work and where they play acton s over the kilutes its fire c years the acton volunteer fire department has department 1 3roven to be one of ihe best in this area their fine record is a credit to the town and its people this full page salute o the acton fire fighters is sponsored by actons leading merchants and businessmen clansman restaurant j holmes real estate acton farm supply bill toth service station drons meats nelhs construction ltd dills stationery mayfair restaurant a b super market holloway barber shop bank of montreal ledgers iga hintons 5c100 jack mccallum service bank of nova scotia highway garage bensons shoe store n turner excavating cameo style shoppe gitto electric bradley meats lalceview green house shortill sheet metal neils service station acton home furnishings hotchens bakery j b mackenzie ltd superior glove don s bexton jeweller acton auto body h arbic tv service caroline nurseries baxters drugs c k browne waleigh associates acton creamery ltd coopers drug store masales dairy ltd swims of canada custom cleaners reliable snack bar whit hams garage beardmore co ltd acton billiards acton bowling lanes symon hardware keates organ co ltd acton limestone quarries dominion hotel micro plastics ltd bridgeland agencies acton lumber supply grants tv goy cartage ltd franks grocery canadian tire corp associate store grants motors jack ridley cartage thompson motors acton precision engineering station hotel acton jersey dairy manning electric mary gibbins real estate russmac salon tyler transport ltd rachlin jewellers roy goodwin real estate agent mario glove blow press wiles bus depot holmes johnson plumbing fred wright insurance brewers retail thompson fuels rumleyshoemaker funeral home syd lamb real estate corona shoe little motors michigan bulb co of canada ltd waltho grocery lindsay mill acton motors ednamay ladies childrens wear morley allen masonry lovell bros butchers royal cafe wm j mcleod real estate united car fastners rendevous salon watson dairy bar j m waldon esse dealer pete masson motors ltd eileens salon acton welding earlvan norman electrician pauls mens wear tenpro distributors anthony gas oil a l ricmer equipment co gordon hardware b p motors watson music frank tolhs shoe store mason knitting co ltd dennys insurance j b frank painter h k porter canada ltd j bert wood insurance force electric prod a p green