Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 15 December 1964 — Page 8

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Safety Rules Listed On Christmas Trees

The Christmas tree, one oi tne. most beautiful symbols of the hoh ' day season, is annually the cause! of hundreds of tragic fires because* someone is careless. £ If people would only follow sev-* en, simple rules, the trees would* pose far less the danger they dotoday. Leland Smith Insuranceigency, Inc., local agent for theHartfbrd Insurance group, Is sponsoring the junior fire marshal program in 4th grades of North Adams elementary schools. “We're encouraging our junior fire marshals to make yuietide safety tags listing the ways to keep Christmas trees safe from fire., The winter issue of the Junior Fire Marshal magazine contains two patterns for the tags, one in the form of a Christmas tre*’, the other resembling a Christmas ornament.’’ Tbe magazine suggests that the young students use the tags on Christmas gifts to relatives and friends, or obtain permission for e9k IA i ' '***' IK CARLA JEAN WILDER is the name of the six pound, two oun f, e daughter of Glenn and Carolyn Schultz. Wilder, route 4, born nt the Adams county memorial h”s = pital at 7:45 p. m., December 5 3 1964.—(Ph0t0 by Cole) ”

Junior Fire Marshals Say.. . THIS STICKER MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE (Sd# OR YOUR HOME rEMERG tNCX ' During the Holiday Season, Junjor Fire Marshals are distributing a handy sticker for emergency telephone numbers. Be sure to fill it out and attach it to your phone, wall or directory. Who knows —the seconds or minutes saved by having these numbers handy could save your life or your home someday. The Junior Fire Marshal Program helps teach sound principles of fire and accident prevention to our children all through the school year. In cooperation with The Hartford Insurance Group, we arc proud to be their local sponsor.

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their class to tage the trees on ? ale Here. !T Lawrence E. Rash, of the Smith £ agency, listed the safety rules for £ those who do ndt have a junior » fire marshal in command'or who — buy a tagless tree. — Safety Rules ,1. Stand the tree in water or a bucktA of wet sand. 2. Check the tree lights for frayed wire or loose sockets. 3 Keen the tree away from a radiator, fireplace and doors. 4. Use only fire-resistant decorations. 5. Turn off tree lights when you go out. 6 Keep gift wrappings and electric trains away from the tree. 7. When the needles start Io fall, remove the tree from the house. Announces Sales Os Decatur Residences William F. Schnepf, local real estate broker, announced the sales of several homes today. Mr. and Mrs. .Jimmie McDonald have purchased a home on Russell street, formerly owned by John E. Meyer of Decatur route 4. Mr. and Mrs. William Eichhorn, Fort Wayne, will move in March ir.to the Jesse G. Niblick residence, 303 North Second street, which they purchased recently. Mr. and Mrs. Sehnepf recently moved from their farm home on route 2 into their new home at 533 Stratton Way, formerly owned bv Bill McColly, former Decatur high school coach. Tax Mcetinq Thursday At Adams Central A special meeting on income fhxes will be held at the Adams Central school at 7:30 p.m. Thurs day, according to an announce ment by Martin Watson, vocation al ag teacher nt the schools All farmers and young farmer if the area are invited to attend 3 id rcecvie help in filing tax 3 enorts. ■ „

BL iT B B MISSIONARIES— Rev. Bob and Mary Speakman Sutherland and rons, Stephen, 2, and Philip, seven months, are making final preparations to leave for language school in Costa Rica and then to Colombia, South America, to serve as missionaries. If the remaining seven shares (a share is 15 per month for five years), are promised or if the equivalent in cash is received in time, they will fly from Fort Wayne Dec. 28. and if not, they will leave in May of 1965. They may be contacted at the home of Richard Speakman, Decatur route 8, phone 7-7117. — (Photo by Cote) Power Blackout At Logansport Monday LOGANSPORT, Ind. (UPI) — Most of this city was without lighta late Monday night when ice and slush caused a power failure. However, the municipal power plant was back in normal operation early today. The failure was caused when the plant's int.ike pipes became clogged. No emergencies were reported during the power blackout. St. Joseph Hospital and the telephone company used alternate generators to maintain normal service.it ''' ,L: ' BRUCE DAVID McBRIDE is tne name of the five pound, two aance son of Phil and Diann Meyer McBride, Preble, burn at the Adams county memorial hospital at 12:85 a. m.. November IS, 1964 — i Photo by ColeJ -* * R MONICA JEAN MYERS is the name of the seven pound, five ounce daughter of Richard E. and Nancy Louise Dague Myers, route 2. Berne, born at the Adams county memorial hospital at 12:40 a m. December 9, 1964. — (Photo by Cole)

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1964