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october 8th to october 14th national fire prevention week canadas tragic record of carelessness 5477 pirish in biuion fire waste flras in canada in the lait ten yean have taken 5477 llvei wailed more than a billion dollars of prop erty moil of these fires were caused by human care lessness this is the mart of the proclamation to 18000000 canadians in the name of her maasly queen eluabeth of canada designating october 8 14 as fire prevention week while provincial reports for 1960 indicate fewor fires than in 1959 both the human and the economic loss increased the estimated totals with corresponding 1959 figures tpjal numbor of fires roporlod numbor of persons killed est property idss millions i est loss per capita a continued decline in residential firos was rjrati fying preliminary estimates of such fires in i960 total 61325 as compared with iho official fiquro of 63294 for tho previous year and 66464 in 1950 bl fires up not so productive was the result in terms of larrjo loss fires fires of 250000 and up the total damano of which increased by some 11 millions over tho preceding year the figure does not includo forest fires and somu federal govurnmunt losses i960 1959 79551 04241 566 560 1280 124 5 7 16 7 05 curb human economic toll 18000000 canadians told with or core many of iho 77g 000 drun of tho lim doendtr coultl have boon prevented tho dollur saving ihorohy could havo financed 300 moro lrju hospitals or endowed tho operation of oil unlvorsllio nnd colleges for moro than 10 years or togother bulll a columbia river project a st lawrence seaway a south saskatchewan dam an atlantic provlnco cause way the to arc simple but expressive ways to think of the careless waste of a billion dollars perhaps ton limes a billion dollars was tho indirect loss to the economy mon and women out of a job a plant destroyed by firu means men and women out of a steady ob xt woitl yoar of tiny in the history of firu in canada wii 1957 thtit yoar 63m died in fires which consumed ijj5 millions in properly for a per capita lost of u 05 one of tho hirjlict rotes reported by any nation n ihc world tiro picvuntujn lduialion jitrjinn in the homo cm id i s 5 000 fire hrjhlers believe it s in iho home thai throe quarters of all fires happen it s in the homo lhal throe quarters of all fire deaths occur tho campaign against thn severity of lire l there fott particularly aimed at the country s four million bom check your homf against hfie haarus nut a greater awareness of fire where people live will c wry into pi icc whiru they work jnd where they play acton salutes its fire department over the years the acton volunteer fire deparment has proven to be ono of the best in this rea their fine record is a credit to the town and its pooplo this full page salute to the acton fire fighters is sponsored by actons leading merchants and businessmen ab supermarket ledgers iga supermarket acton creamery limited lovell bros meat markot acton bowling lanes manning electric acton motors mayfair restaurant acton dairy j b mackenzie son ltd baxters drug store jack mccallums servico station bensons shoes masales dairy limited c k browne tobacconist franklin prouse motors limited bradleys meat market rachlin jewollors bp service station rendezvous beauty salon cameo style shoppe russ mac boauty salon canadian tire corporation roljable taxi custom cleaners roliablo snack bar dennys insurance agency jack ridley cartage limited dills stationery symon hardwaro dills printing and publishing co ltd shortill shoot motal plumbing edna may ladies and childrens wear heating j b frank painting decorating bill toth shell servico gordon hardware limited tyler transport ltd goy cartage limited frank toth shoo ropair grants motors thompson fuels holloway barber shop thompson motors acton ltd hintons 5c to 100 storo tonpro distributors limitod hotchens bakery f l wright appraisor and insuror kens taxi waltho goceteria sydney k lamb real estato and watsons dairy bar insurance j bert wood insuranco agency 1 wiles bus depot ft confectionery play it safe help prevent fires the acton volunteer fire department is on 24- hour call they are on constant alert ready to leave their work their homes their families to help protect you and your property from the de vastation 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 preven tion week and every week in the year by check ing 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 cooperating with your local fire fighters in the observance of fire prevention week october 8th to october 14th j fff dont gamble with fire