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Fire Safety Family
Job At Christmas
With the rule season rapidly
approaching, Americano across
the nation are being urgvd to
uas care wltii fire, and make
Christmas tfrite year a happy
one.
The National Board of Fire
Underwriters points out that
Christmas fine safety la a Job
ft?r all the fiamlly.
Parents, ancles and aunts
are be In* arced this year to
buy sale toys for children ?
toys that are not Ukeiy to
cause fire, shock or explosion.
The National Board of Fire
Underwriters points out that
miniature rockets, lirfluea
and automobiles that use kero
sene, rasoliae, or carbide for
fuels, may he hazardoas far
the very joasf.
Parents shoald supervise all
play with eleotrieal toys, or
those using fuels and chemi
cals, the Board advtoea.
A week or so before Christ
mas. the family should be coll
ed together and same fire safe
ty task msagaexi to every one.
Father, aa a rule, buys the
Christmas tree, and the board
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Verlon Swafford, Owner
aeons be should be sure and se
lect a tree that Is fresh. He
should run hie hand over one
at the branches. If the needles
fall off, the tree la <k if. Hie
abould select another one with
firmly -attached needtea.
Tree in Water
Next, when Father gets the
tree home, he should set It in a
poll of water in the garage un
til the cay It Is to be brought
In and decorated. Trees get
thirsty ru?t like people. A s long
m they have a drink of water
they will stay fresh, with the
needles firm.
It la the job of Moot and the
children, as a rule, to choose
decoration* for the tree. It is
smart to buy only ornaments
made of metal, (class, or a fire
resistant material.
Father and mother usually
do the setting up of the Christ
mas tree. It should be placed in
a holder, equipped with a con
tainer of water In which the
trunk may rest.
The tree should be placed in 1
a spot in the room where It
will not block an exit.
In decorating the tree, all
strings of tights should be
checked to make sure the cords
are not frayed.
1 f an electric train is to be
displayed, it should be put in ;
some other place than under
the tres. Sparta from an elec
tric train could cause a fire if
they came in contact with dry
Christmas tree branches.
Gift Wrappings
Let the children be assigned
to the job of taking care of
gift wrappings.
When Christinas arrives and
presents are opened, gift wrap
pings to be saved should be
folded neatly and put away.
The rest of the wrappings
should be gathered up and dis
carded promptly.
Throughout the Christmas
New Year period, always turn
off the Christmas tree lights
when every one is away from
home.
Keep an eagle eye on the
tree at all times for signs of
dryness. If needles start fall
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log fast, take tbe tree down
Immediately and put It out
side the house.
Christmas fire sctfcrty efforts
should cot be confined to tbe
Christmas tree.
Before preparing tbe holiday
turkey, take a peek at the
oven. If there la an anratmnila
tlon of grease in the oven, scour
It out Immediately. A clean
oven will prevent a possible
grease fire and burned turkey.
It is a good plan, too. to keep
any grease containers away
from the stove.
And, throughout the Christ
mas season, one member of
the family should be assigned
to provide plenty of ash trayB
in all rooms If there are smok
ers in the house. Qnpty the
ash trays often and always
make sure before emptying
them that all cigarettes, cig
ars, and other smoking mate
rials have gone out.
An Efccape Plan
As an added safeguard, make
sure that all members of the
family and house guests know
what to do if fire should occur
In your home.
Sit down together and figure
out two possible escape routes
to the ground from any up
stairs' bed room. Thus, if a
fire should block one escape
route, the alternate can be
used.
But, above all, follow this
procedure if fires should
break out:
Firs*, get everyone out of
the house.
Then ? call the fire depart
ment.
Have you tbe telephone
number of the fire department
posted by your telephone?
You are wise if you have.
Merry Christmas!
Merry
Christmas
Triumphantly, the songs ring cut,
heralding the happiness, the
glory of Christmas. We're wishing that
the season will be a warm and
merry one for you and yours.
Twins' Shop
As we experience anew the glory and wonder of
Christmas, may the radiance of the Star that shone on Bethlehem
bring peace and happiness to every heart. A joyous Christmas to all!
Belk s ? Franklin