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THURSDAY, DEC. 20th, 1956 TREE LIGHTS All the joy of the Christmas tree can be ruined if those gay lights cause a fire, which they can do so very easily unless they are in perfect condition and placed so that they do not touch the dry leaves of the tree or other inflammable material. Be- fore putting up the lights, ex- amine each string to make sure that the wires are not worn.or FROM NEIL AND STAFF MATABANICK HOTEL HAILEYBURY _ GOOD FOOD GRILL Closed Christmas Eve at-8.00 p.m. Open Christmas Day 9 a.m. Closed at 8 p.m. BEST WISHES FROM JACK CHAN AND STAFF _IN appreciation. every community, town busi- ness or individual is dependent upon someone else for support and existence. We are no ex- ception. Our 'business is dependent upon you, the many loyal friends and neighbours who have favoured us in many ways during the past 12 months. HOMOCREST DAIRY CO-OP NEW LISKEARD JOHN RENAUDS GROCERY MEATS -- FRUITS -- VEGETABLES PHONE 252 HAILEYBURY lin! retiring or leaving should he some distance from the tree y cold morning. The hazard lies in Your Fire Department Wishes You A Merry Hire Safe Christmas Every year, fires turn our happy Christmas Season into tragedy. Christmas fires occur because additional hazards are brought into our homes, schools and public buildings. A little knowledge of these hazards and how to prevent tragic fires will help keep Christmas safe and merry. The Best Rule Is always common sense. When selecting your tree choose a small one instead of the largest one in the for- est. Small trees can be just as pretty and much less haz- ardous. When setting it up, pick the coolest spot in the house away from raditors, heaters and fireplaces. Do not block entrances to Passageways. Lighting the Tree Never use candles on or near the tree. They are too dangerous. Use standard electric lighting sets bearing the label of the underwriter, laboratories -and be sure cir. cuits are not overloaded, for fires may start in the walls Inspect the tree from time to time and if needles near the lights are beginning to turn brown, change the position of the lights. They become extremely hot and should have guards, The switch for turning the lights off before l Take your tree down as soon as possible after Christ- mas and discard it outdoors, Rubbish All gift wrappings, waste paper, rubbish, etc., should be taken outside and placed in a covered metal barrel or incinerator, the sooner the better. In Case of Fire at Home Keep calm, get everyone out of the house and call 1,000 as fast as you can. I ask for your co-operation so that all may enjoy A ' MERRY FIRE SAFE CHRISTMAS! | K. R. Watson, Fire Chief broken. If there is any sign of the danger of trying to get the deterioration, it is wise to have engine running with the garage the electrical store inspect them doors closed. Carbon monoxide or buy new ones. These lights released by the engine can soon should bear CSA tab indicating fill the garage and permeate the government inspection. car. These fumes have no odor, no visible evidence and no taste. LEGENDS TO THE Without warning, the driver may CHRISTMAS TREE be overcome and die. No matter ot how cold the day, the garage _As the cradle is to Italy; the doors should. be Bpcied ceocned Yule log to England - theChrist- open, if necessary, so long as mas tree is a symbol of the Holy jhe engine is running. Day in Canada, Norway Sweden and Germany. In Canada, and in the United States as _ well, Christmas isn't Christmas with- out a tree--preferably an ever- green with straight trunk and fragrant branches, thick with needles. There are several legends on how a tree first came to be a symbol of Christmas. Maybe the Egyptians started it by taking palm branches into their homes at Yuletide. A beautiful story re- lating to the first use of ever- greens in the annual celebration, dates back to the ninth century. A certain St. Winfried went to preach Christianity to the Scan- dinavian ~ countries: Denmark and North Germany. One Christmas eve, he found the people gathered around a giant oak, to which was bound a human being for sacrfice--an old Druid custom. St. Winfried released the vic- tim and hewed down the great tree. When it fell, all the trees in its path, except ong were crushed. Standing among the of the fallen oak was a slender fir tree. A. C. DEMPSTER "This you shall use hereafter Our/sincere good wishes go out 4 : A HAILEYBURY in your Christmas ceremonies," St. Winfried declared. "See how *Seteeeeeeettatterteeterteteetertertee it points to the sky! You shall FROM ae TOMMY GARNET "GRAHAM JOE AND CON DIAMOND TAXI PHONE 88 * Christmas Greetings RRRE 0. J. GRAVEL General Insurance A LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CALL AT CHRISTMAS TIME MEANS SO MUCH YET COSTS SO LITTLE AVOID DELAYS MAKE YOUR CALLS BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVE OR AFTER CHRISTMAS DAY CALL BY NUMBER--YOU SAVE TIME Long Distance Telephone Service by your local | Telephone Company and | ONTARIO NORTHLAND COMMUNICATIONS call it a tree of the Christ Child, or 'Christmas tree'." and so has been known down through the centuries. By 1800, the tree had come into general use. Another legend told how, on Christmas eve, the apple tree produced fruit. Only a few gen- erations ago, apples were fast- ened to the Christmas tree. To- day we carry on the custom by hanging oraments on the tree--- some of them resenbling fruit. And the Christmas eve, in practically every home in Cana- da, the Christmas tree will stand in all its. thrilling splendor--its wonder reflected in the wide eyes of boys and girls, and all whose hearts are young! PERENNIAL- WARNING With winter comes the same old cold weather hazard diffi- culty in starting the car on a BE.Goodrich Takes Pleasure in Announcing the appointment of KLAUS SROKA White Rose Service Station As A New B.F. Goodrich Dealer In Haileybury _