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r- 'I i I KEEP FIRE OUT 0F YOUR HOME Home is where the heart is and also where the danger is - for you and every memnber of your family, fire is the greatest home hazard. Did you know that (a) fire burns one home iii every 1 !/ minutes, '(b) fire destroys S200,000,000.00 ini home lires each year, and (c) lire kilîs more than 6,000 people in home fires each year? What can you do to prevent your home and family from being a Statistic? Weil, to start with, here are some of the things yoLm can do: Inspect your home f romî basement to attic. (1 ) BASEMENT - check the lollowing:, (a) Furnace and smoke pipe are too close to unprote- cted floor joists. Should be at least I18" away, or sielded by meta or asbestos. (b) Smoke pipe should have locked or riveted joinits and be properly supported. (c) Furnace pipes need cleaniing. PAGE 6, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1973, WHITBY FREE PRESS Fire Report by Busy Beaver ALARMS The Whitby Fîre Department responded to the foltowing fire calîs from Novemnber 26th to December 2nd. November 26th at 2:22 p...check catI on Highway 12 north of Harner's Road on west side. Noveniber 3Oth at 3:16 p.m., car fire at Whitby Medical Centre, Brock Street South. At 1:37 p.n., check catI at 120 Maple Street East. At 11:47 p.m., check caît at Royal Canadian Legion, Byron Street South. December Ist at 1:09 pn., three atarm building lire at Ontario Ladies College, 401 Reynolds Street. At 6:17 p.m., chimney fire at 8th Concession east of Hwy. 12. At 6:59 pin., transformer lire at 1307 Giffard Street. (7) OUTSII)E (.a) Dry grass anid brush i n yard. Your co-operationi in this programme is deepl>' apprec- iated. 'nie Whitb)y Fire Department Fire Prevention telephone nuiniber is 668-33 I12. (d) Aslies shoutd be removed or stored ini covered met. ai containers on cernent floor. (e) Nothing that witt burn should be within I18" of t'urnace or pipes. This includes wood partitions, coat, wood, ribbish, clotiies Unes. (f) Fuses sloutd bc of the p)roper size, 1 5 amps on li(>iie circuits, no octupus leads (mtti plug leads). (2) LIVING ROOM (a) No screen guarding fire place. (b) Overloaded baseboard electric outtet (octupus leads). (c) Wastepaper basket iîext to smoking stand. (d) Flamimable plastic toys too near lire place. (3) BEDROOMS (a) Etectric cords improperly connected. (b) Electric heater too near tiamînable niaterial. (c) Etectric liglit globes too near clothes in closet. (d) Smoking ini bed. (4) KITCHEN (a) Matches are within the reacli of chilciren and are not stored in sealed mnetal containers. (b) Curtains and waste basket too close to stove. (c) Electric iron left plugged ini. (d) Broken plaster exposes latît permitting fire to enter watts. (5) ATTIC (a) Cracks in mortar ini chiminey. (b) Combustibles against cimi-ney-poor housekeeping. (c) Electric cord knotted or lîuing over naits, orjoined. (6) GARAGE AND SHOP (a) Burning cigarettes discarded. (b) Unguarded light bulb on extension cord. (c) Oit soaked rags, old paint bruich - spontaneouis ig- nition hazard. (d) Rubbish or litter - poor hotisekeeping. (e) Turpentine and (>ls should be kept in covered me- tai containers, gasoline, tacquers. thînners and varnish remiovers ini approved type safety cans. he Brooklin Horticult- ural Society tîetd its annual awards dinner ini the Christ- ian Education Building, Bro- oklin United Churchl ast We- dnesday evening. he guest speaker was Mr. Russel Gomme, who is Pro- vincial Secretary to the Ont. Horticultural Association. He offered words of praise and encouragement to the Society wlîich celebràited its 3Sth Anniversary ini 1973. He said the work and accomplish- inents of the Society in the past year were highly coin- iendable. The directors for 1973 wlîo worked so hard were presented with trillium pins. The top point winners for 1973 were presented with awards. Miss Alice Dodd tiad the largest number of points but was ineligibte for the award titis year. Mrs. C. Jones received the T. Eaton Award with 1 84 points. Gordon Wick received the second pla- ce award froni Simpsons Sears Toronto, and Mrs. Cyril Wick, received the third place aw- ard froîin Sinipsons Sears, Oshawa. MIrs. Dianie Houn- seil received the Rose Bowt Award for the new mnember with the higlîest points. This award was presented by the Brooktin Society' to encour- WE'VE CHAHGED- HOW ABOUT 0100?q NEWS TEN MINUTES SOOCNER dial 14 C'HOO The Bright mid Lively Town & Country Sound GREAT m_ WALL RESTAURANT F Tp NOW OPEN CHINESE & CANADIAN FOOD" Pick-up 10% Off Free Delîvery 668-7021 11 6 DUNDAS STREET1 WEST WHITBY age new mem bers to part- icipate. Gordon Wick was elected to a second term as pres- ident. Other executive mem- bers for 1974 include Cyril Wick, past president; Marg- aret Davis, first vice-president; Larry Popp second vice-pre- sident; Grace Coe, secretary; and Fern Munns treasurer. Directors for one year are Florence Ashton, Alice Coa- tes, lateen Crawford, Doris Martow and Aldine Wick. Directors for two years are Ruby Bryant, Dianne 1-loun- seil, Mrs. C.W. McAughey, Mrs. J.C. Naylor, and Mrs. Bemnice Gardner. Auditors are Don Fox and Earle Sand- ford. Fifty Advance membershi- Ps have been taken for 1974 and the 1973 total of 82 members is expected to be exceeded and a goal of 100 has been set for 1974. The Cable TV Program "The New Leaf" hosted by the Brooklin Horticuttural Society and seen on Cable 6 at 7:30 on Thursday nights continues to inform viewers of the rnany aspects of being a horticutturalist. If you haven't seen it be sure not to mhiss it. Brooklin Horticultural Society RESTAURANT - l-. Wý-