Wednesday, December 22, 1965.

Safe. Decorations Basically
A Matter Of Common Sense

Safe Christmas season insofar as
decorations are concerned is basic-
ally a- matter of common.- sense.
says Art Gardner, chief of the Sidney
‘and. North Saanich. Volunteer Fire’
Department.

A bit af thought i in putting up lights
and decorating Christmas _ trees |

would remove chances of fires and
other accidents around. the. home
during the Yuletide season.

Extra amount of temporary lights
is a hazard in itself, said the fire

chief, and there are alot of “‘hay-

wire’ wiring jobs’ at. this time of
the. year.

. Mr. Gardner ‘had a special warn-
ing: for people placing lights on ar-
tificial metal Christmas. trees.

“It is dangerous ‘to put lights'on a
metal tree as the tree itself is a
conductor,’: he said. ‘While a. short
in the wiring. would not necessarily

result. in a fire,“ anyone touching:

the’ tree. could
shock.’ |

Tree and other
much “safer ‘today than they were'a
few. years ‘ago due to a. tightening
of. safety regulations. but there are
stil a few things to watch for.

Some. ‘pressure - cans. containing
sprays for such things: as artificial
snow, and even everyday items such
as hair spray, may be extremely
volatile; Mr. Gardner said, although
the contents are safe once . they
have: dried... Sprays-.of this type
should be used in a well-ventilated
room, he said. :

But it iis just plain common. sense
that will remove. most nanards, the
fire chief noted. .°:

receive’ .a’.severe

Speaking on behalf of all mem- :

bers of the local volunteer fire ‘de-
partment, Mr. Gardner wishes ev-
eryone a safe holiday season and a
safe. an- prosperous new year:

decorations are.

G. A. GARDNER

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“As another year draws to its
close, Io am privileged once.
again to extend to you all my
warmest greetings for .the
‘Holiday Season.

Christmas is .a- festival of
Peace, yet we cannot ‘forget,
thongh. we live here in ‘tran-
quility, that) the message | of

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deed in many parts. of our
world. : ; rn eee
Surely, then, this’ Christmas
: shoud be -a:time for alt. of us
n this favored land to re-
dedicate ourselves to the cause
of peace, and to pray that ‘this
priceless bounty. may be ex: |
tended. to. all the . peoples of the
earth, ;

‘in that - sir, “and in the
hope that-health ‘and’ content-
ment: will be with you. through ~
the months to come, may. I wish
—— a Happy. ‘New Year>. |

Premier's Yule Message

HON. W. A. C. BENNETT

you all a very “Merry Shristmas. -

“Members of the Canadian Diabetic
Association met:in Victoria recently.
when. members. of. the VANDATS of
Vancouver’ came. over to-help: Van-

=| couver: Island member's’ form. a ‘teen-
age. diabetic club ‘in Victori ia.

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“T guess it's. because I am‘ a-man
that.I must say I like beauty con-
tests cand beauty. queens,” Trustee
Alex Porteous, told an amused. Saan-
ich. school board on Monday even-
ing...

Mr. Porteous Was “speaking in
support of a request’ from. the. Saan-
ich Diamond Jubilee Committee : to
allow. contests’ to pick a Diamond
Jubilee queen. and. two. princesses
from junior and senior secondary
schools within the municipatity of
Saanich, 7 ; ;

Saanich celebrates. its 60th birth-
day: next year and a celebrations
program -lasting..through © the “sum-
mer. . will -commence on’ Mareh 1,
1966. -

Letter from R. H. Wootten, acting
secretary forthe’ committee;

board: of school trustees is not: par-
tial to the students’ participating. in
contests: of this nature and. may 1
suggest ‘that ‘the municipality - will
only ‘have: a birthday ‘party or. cele-
bration every 10.years or so."
Mr... Wooiten. said the: contest}
would ~ not-. be: judged ‘strictly: on
beauty, ‘but, would: require’ that’ par-
ticipating students thave the ecom-
mendation: of the ‘school prineipal
and_ the necessary average academic
qualifications. .
“LT: think sit’s
Porteous said.:

APPROVED
Trustees: could not recall: any: def-e
inite instance of such-'contests » be-

‘a lovely idea.’

said,.
“Tt is “my. understanding «that ® the.

Mr,

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ing refused and a.motion.introduced._
by. Trustee’ Portcous to approve the

‘request subject to the school °prin-

cipils’ “approval. and providing «it.
will not- interfere with’ the students:
Studies was passed unanimously.

Only two schools in Saanich school
district—Claremont senior and” Roy-
al Oak junior .secondary—will be
affected... | ; oe

Mr. Wootten said the committee
hopes: to: have. the crowning. of the -
queen and princesses at the Saanich ©
municipal hall on Mauch 1 next year
to commemorate the date of incor-
poration and to commence the bdirth-

day activities for the year.

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Correspondence

Young. girls may become Brown-
‘ics, Guides or Rangers by “sorres-
pondence now. :

-Ginls. who study Guiding by mail
are known as Lone Girl Guides and
the: age limits. for the different
groups “are “as follows: , Brownies,
‘from. seven years; ~ Guides, ‘from 10
years; ‘Rangers’ (Land. and: Sea) ©
from 15. to 18 years.

Any girls: ‘interested in becoming
Lone Girl. Guides’ may have further
information by writing.to Mirs.” A. E.
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