10 A Fire Department is maintained for TELEGRAPH CREEK'S BANANA BELT NEWS

the purpose of saving lives and property in the community it serves. One of the best ways of accomplishing this is by PREVENTING as many fires as possible - lives and property are never lost in fires that do not hapven,

Hovember 25th.

During this Festive Season, please be careful of Fire Hazards. .-

1. Do not smoke in bed.

2. Turn out tree lights before retir- ina or leaving your home,

3. Remove wrapping paper from your home as soon as possible.

4.* Empty your ash trays often, outside, not in inside aarbaage collectors.

5. Provide ample ashtrays for your- selves and quests.

6. Do NOT overload electrical circuits'

- Give specific i: *ructions to your ne. baby sitters in th. event of a Fire eg: Emergency. (see page 16) Perhaps the best advantage of livina

in Teleqraph Creek is the peace and quiet afforded by our isolation from the harsh world Outside. This separation from society, relaxing as it is, is also the most frustrating part of being a resident here.

The telephone service must be the poorest in the entire northland and it

- Bubblina tree liqhts contain Methylene Chloride - Poisonous if ingested,

.* Also: Fire salts, used to make coloured flames on burning loas con- tain Metalic compounds - toxic if eaten or if fumes are inhaled.

“Another Fire Hazard, Mixing angel _ is an exceptional event to successfully hair and snow spray on a tree. Both complete a phone call in or out of T.C. ag, dtems are advertised as non~flamable. - . s.,. Mail service isn't much better and So In combinatton they become so flamm ~* durina the winter season (just a bit able that a touch of flame sends them shorter than Cassiar's) we seldom see into a burst of fire. ‘ the mail plane flying in on schedule. Because holiday decorations make No fault of the airline's; we have ex- this an intensified fire hazard season, cellent pilots, but this is one of the work out and rehearse a family fire roughest flying areas in B.C. and the escape plan. weather is nearly always uncooperative Nothing kills holiday joy like a ride somewhere along the fliaht path. Yet, to the hospital emernency room - or a after being without a mail delivery for need to call out the Fire Department. a couple of weeks, even Aunty Minnie be- comes hard to live with. \le wish you an Emernency Free, And there's the road; have you seen it? It's the cussedest 75 miles in the MER?” CHRISTMAS & HAPPY tiEW YEAR, world. This year the Consolidated Pro- . . Mt ; pane men had to make five attempts before Cussior /Jolunteer Fire Brigade they were able to make it in from Dease

Lake with a load of propane for the school and I'11l bet Orville McLean (what would this community do without Never- qive-up Oriville?) has lost count of the

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mitted to us Jim uwobart, Jum 18 tonet. the-awpplies: into tec. ,

a teacher atc. -eqraph Sehoot Sons tderlnalalinthetfacens thay” Lzhow From time t matl and weather wonder at my lack of wisdom in aqreeing

permita) Jim w mit news and to communicate the T.C, (Banana Belt)

‘ happentngs fro Learaph Creek, which news to you. Such as it is! Know anybody

we hope, you tix eadera will en,jou.