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the tribune stouffvilje oat thursday december 19 1946 lg2r power shortage critical save electricity southern ontario faces a severe power shortage right now every home farm store and industry in the southern part of the province must save electricity in every practical way if essential services are to be main tained during the present winter period and rationing restrictions avoided hydro therefore asks your sincere cooperation to relievean urgent situation the daily period during which savings should be effected is betiveen 8 am and 8 pm and conditions are particularly acute between 4 pm and 7 pm here is how you can help eliminate oil christmas decorative lighting until saturday december 21st home and again after january 1st 1947 turn off lights when not required use a minimum number of lights in the livingroom consistent with good vision use electrically heated water sparingly and check leaking hot water taps do not use range elements on high when a lower heat will serve and turn off ad elements as soon as possible- cook oven meals as often as possible and avoid the unnecessary use of surface elements turn off verandah and other outside lights turn off all small appliances as soon as possible do not use electric -ah- heaters and grates all proper precautions in inclement weather including proper clothing and avoidance of strain kood for development pointing out that the food people eat may be compared to the soil in which plants are set to grow nutri tion authorities of the department of xational health and welfare urge more attention to the daily diet from growth development and replenishment the bodys source of nourish ment requires the same care and social workers wanted under special arrangement with the federal government courses for welfare workers are being expanded in canadian universities to meet the growing need for trained social ser vice personnel grants for scholarship and aids in training students for this pro fession have been arranged with the maritime school of social work at halifax and in cooperation with the schools of social work at the universities of montreal laval me- oill toronto manitoba and british columbia with development of its welfare selection as is given to the soil program canada has issued a call said a leading food authority for those with special social service meals may be nutritious as they qualifications to join in the work of are tasty there are certain basic raising the standard of conditions rules to follow not a complicated i in the dominion relatively few are regimen simply realization and already qualified but it is expected practice of wellknown laws indicat ing essential food requirements as a guide to those who realize that health is wealth and that more than cost deserves consideration in food purchases the government has printed a set of canadas food rules these and other informa tional material may be obtained on application through provincial health departments or the depart ment of xational health and wel fare ottawa in stores and offices eliminate ail christmas decorative lighting before december 21st 1946 and again after january 1st 1947 eliminate the use of electricity for signs and store windows from 8 am to 8 pm turn off all lights when not required use electrically heated water sparingly and check leaking hot water taps do not use electric air heaters 1 switch from day to night operations wherever practicable industries turn off factory and office lights when not needed turn off motordriven machines wher not required and effect other savings wherever possible avoid the use of all nonessential outdoor lighting do not use electric space heaters the hydroelectric power commission of ontario health outdoors those who complain that the climate of canada is not conducive to a fit standard of health find little support among health experts at ottawa officials in the department of xational health and welfare pointing to canadas wellknown hardihood of human material de clare that such weather as the dominion offers is excellent for development of a sturdy disease- resisting stock while wind rain sun or snow may be hard on such lifeless objects as structures of brick and stone they are essential to life as an example the experts point to grow ing things which when robbed of a fair share of the outofdoors be come stunted pale and anaemic likewise human beings who spend their time indoors are afraid to venture into the elements and who coddle themselves are becoming as illfitted to withstand the buffeting winds of fate mental as well as physical as they are to stand up to the blustering day officials in the national physical fitness division of the department acclaim the open air as the natural habitat of living things humans includedthey recommendof course 45iks a o1 iw mm no trouble tornonfj czy his ch the an a be speedy npzosscj comfoi- v i- 3c- will j of oz i c ao s that the countrys needs will be met as training of newcomers to this field progresses kkrchoo minute particles sneezed or cough ed out by people with colds cause trouble the department of xational health and welfare ottawa has issued a warning against spread of such ailments as the common cold coughs influenza and some of the fevers through so- called droplet infection it is a matter of sheer hygiene as well as common decency to con fine your sneezing and coughing within a handkerchief or sanitary tissue declared a medical officer this is particularly important when the afflicted person is among others and endless troubles may arise from one careless sneezer in a crowd buying health despite all assertions that money cannot buy health authorities in the nutrition field now suggest that strength and physical wellbeing are in fact purchaseable commodi ties health they say comes in shopping bags when those bags are filled with healthgiving foods for a long time science has known of the importance of diet in preserving health modern nutri tional science goes further and states that some foods are definitely healthgiving while others tend to favor lowered body resistance to disease germs among the healthful foods recom mended 1 the department of national health and welfare ott awa and listed in the booklet called canadas food rules are milk citrus fruits or tomatoes other fruits potatoes green leafy or other vegetables wholegrain cereals canada approved bread meat and eggs and cheese with these say the experts every mem ber of the average family has a real chance for optimal health first under new immigration laws joyous meeting took place when mary wigodny 18yearold polish immigrant was met by relatives at union station toronto first euro- pean refugee to be admitted to can ada under new immigration regu lations she is seen with het nephew sheldon wiggins six whe greeted her with a bouquet of roses be removed wrapped separately with tape and reconnected broken or damaged plugs should be discard ed bulbs also should be tested be fore being fixed beak meat gifts to bakers friends fat bruin bagged with rifle axe handle and rouyn que dec 14 adelard bouffard passed bear meat as well as pastry across the counter of his bakeshop today the 00yearold baker and a friend richard roy bagged a 300- pound bruin at chaminis 20 miles west of this northern quebec min ing town bouffard hauled the car cass back kept the fur as a sou venir and cut up the meat as gifts for his customers the baker said it was the latest he had seen a bear out of hiberna tion in his 22 years in this district the beast was fat and sluggish and the men stunned it with an axe handle and a log after firing one shot of a 22 calibre rifle into it have iuf rolel scda voxtj i cfhcviol easily m leal 1 whale as the i priced fief riding enl tho adval priced cal loads theh lect confrr holes or r have you heard what they say ahout mv please wl rd ry n the diiiw j wrot- during ne- ctts- no our fitteen years in the taxi business we hive never hid any car or cars rnaf operated so economically and troubletree as these 1946 chevrolets are doing emile lanrhier ltd montreal pq fltom doctors from farmers from busincss- nien from salesmen from fleet operators and men who drive a car for pleasure from purchas ers in every trade and occupation across the domin ion comes praie of the new 1946 chevrolet to tliem chevrolets big carquality at lowest cost its flawless troublefree operation is an actual proven fact throughout their letters expressing their pleasure antl complete satisfaction in the new chevrolet certain pit rases occur again ami again unbelievable that such performance can come from a car as low priced as chevrolet the best chevrolet vet definitely worth waiting for a product of general motors from rtual uint ten l the j fflecaan lerronced g ontario l the low- lowpriced lound all lich high- on rough s you per- ruts pof- ihclmes fidgo alta take a tip 1 an oiledsilk bowl cover makes an attractive useful container and wrapper if you are giving the feminine folk aprons towels or such presents for christmas 2 fruit baskets are easily convert ed into kindling boxes for christ mas gifts paint the outside and line the inside with heavy tar paper and tack in place an orange crate papered with waterproof paper makes an ideal receptacle for the childrens toys boa art j y job ari r i tf v ait o ec e motoil dar m fit at the men using fhes cars cover every part or the dominion in sending out a questionnaire as to the performance and comfort in driving their new chevrolet cars the replies all have been swelf i r roas the holtite rubbor company of canada ltd drummondvillo pq be careful of fire at christmas party every year some christmas festi vities are marred by fire accidents to the christmas tree or to the dec orations or to the flimsy fancy dresses of little children at times the results are tragic without care the kindliest people may only be setting a danger trap for their children christmas decorations generally are made of inflammable material and it is courting trouble to have a naked light anywhere in their vicinity for example lighted candles in paper lanterns suspended from the ceiling or hung on a christmas tree or an improperly insulated string of electric lights may prove beacons of danger with children romping about in their flimsy finery the greatest care must be exercised that under no circumstances would it be possible for the children or the decorations to come into contact with a naked light whether it be opiosf larger school areas fear loss of ceendale school my taxes have increased from to 40 mrs h m warren of texas told the flora express editor since the larger school areas were established also the district near london is not in favor of the larger areas a report on the issue says first split in middlesex countys larger school area system came at todays session of westminister township council when a deputa tion from ss 8 olendalo asked that their section be withdrawn from the westminister area coun cil gave first and second reading to a bylaw approving the withdrawal then decided to refer the matter to the department of education reason for the request is a grow ing fear on the part of some rate payers that they will lose their present school at glendale fire proofing christmas trees christmas trees of themselves may be fire hazards while freshly cut trees do not ignite easily they soon become dry and constitute a fire hazard on account of the amount of resinous substances they contain at the same time the dan ger of fire may be obviated if not entirely prevented through chem ical treatment on the other hand christmas trees are marketed rapidly after being cut so that chemical treatment is not always practicable however it has been proved that the wood and pine needles of christ mas trees may be made fireresis tant if treated as soon as possible after the tree has been cut down freshly cut trees have a water ab- s2 w a they tj people drive hjve beau mv ierar- h 1 h l ably tally sn lthbridqe- alta from gas candle or a flickering jsorbing power which permits the flame from a stove also a gust of j introduction of either calcium wind may blow curtains or decor ations across a naked light and the damage is done great danger lurks is using strings of electric lights that have done service the year before unles- they have been thoroughly examin ed and tested before being put up each inch of every set of lights should be carefully inspected for j worn places in the insulation or j outer cover a strip of friction tape i wrapped round it will help to pr chloride or ammonium sulphate into the tree in solution form the method is as follows the stem of the tree is freshly sawed preferably at an oblique angle or v shape and placed in a recept- able containing the solution and left in a room of moderate temperature 55 to 05 degrees fahrenheit until the roe is to be used the quantity of the chemical required either of the calcium chloride or the ammon ium sulphate should equal one- chas cooper claremoxt ontario vent accidents if the inside insula- quarter of the weight of the tree tion is worn the job is one for a dissolve the chemical in water at practical electrician the rough the rate of va pints per pound of edges of inmlaiion will have to be chemical the degree of fire reslst- trimmed off and the wire wrapped depends on the amount of the spirally with friction tape above thcjsolutfon taken up by the tree and break overlapping each turn hyifroshlv cut trees resnond readily to about a quarter of an inch and treatment the quantity of the chem- ensuring that the damaged area is iral absorbed varying with the completely covered i freshness of the tree a properly often cords become worn where treated tree will not burn even jthcy enter the plug the wire must when exposed to a large flame