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a a aR a ey a NOT eNO ai St: LARGEST CIRCULATION IN TRRACE BAY October 8, 19OL7, FIRE PREVENTION Wit This entire week of October 5th to llth was set aside by President Truman as Fire Prevention Week throughout the United States and in Canada the Week will be observed for the same purpose by proclamation of the Governor General. -Fire Prevention jleek serves particularly in two ways. First, it : acquaints the general public with statistics related to loss of (Lifes) property loss and devastation caused by fire. Second, through organizations such as the National Fire Protection Association, conatyuetive suggestions are made regarding common sense methods of fire prevention, We should all heed the lessons to be learned from such facts as; 1. Careless smokers cnuse more than 100,000 fires every year in the U.6.A. LaSSON: KEEP FIRE RESISTANT ASH TRAYS HANDY AND DON'T SMOKE IN BED, 2. Children with matches caused 26,000 fires last year in the U.S.A. LESSON: KEEP MATCHES OUT OF REACH Ol} CHILDREN. 3, Inflammable cleaning fluids caused 8,000 fires in honies lest year in the U.S.A. LESSON: USE NON-IN?LAMMABLE FLUIDS IN THE HOME OR CAMP BUILDING OR SEND CLOTHES TO A COMMERCIAL CLEANER. Perhaps many of us will be inclined to take the attitude: "We've heard all about fire prevention before', Proof of the fact that we have not lea rned our lessons well, however, is indicated by such Canadian statistics as 4,08 lives .lost in 1946 as ag ae 391 in 1945 while property loss in 1946 increased Ts million over the previous year to $49,500,000. Throughout Canada 55,400 fires were reported, Next week and every week, let us resolve to remember the lessons which we should learn during Fire Prevention Week. naa es AN EARNEST RE nQUEST During the past week the Townsite Engineering Department has fae gone to some trouble to place RED TOP STAKES at many strategic points throughout the Townsite. These stakes are for the purpose of eee monuments during the winter. Tt is respectfully requested that all persons - Ponnaiee dwellers, contractors and their employees, and everyone who is connected" with ra tig srrace Bay Project - regard these stakes as private property. In other words-PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH. Parents are asked to instruct their children accordingly. ug a