| community roundup iil 2 Wood stoves recall good old days The week of October 9 is Fire Prevention Week and this is a good time to refresh your memory about where the nearest fire exit is, where . the fire extinguisher in your haqme ‘or office is and the telephone number of the fire department. Fire can be friend if it is properly controlled and _ respected. The aesthetic euphoria of sitting beside an open fire reading a book is hard to beat. People are beginning to realize that maybe we should bring back the best of man's best the good old days and adapt wood-burning stoves to our modern life styles. Ole Wik has written a book called Wood Stoves, How to Make and Use Them. This is. a very in- formative book and has chapters on how to build a ‘Three-Way Oil-Barrel Stove’ out of a single oil drum. Gr how to install stovepipe with the crimped end down. Suggestions for safe location and main- tenance. How and where to get wood. Also, a delightful chapter on the ‘Personality .Borccoli of Wood Stoves’. >The Wood-Burning Stove Book by Geri Harrington is beautifully illustrated showing pictures of many old fashioned stoves and a chapter on different styles of fireplaces and wood-burning furnaces. A mouth-watering book | called Woodstove Cookery by Jane cooper has a recipe for Grandmother’s Potato Cake, to be served with gravy or meat drippings. It's an original New Brunswick recipe dating back to the mid 1800's and _ it, is scrumptious. Or Creamy Casserole with lemon juice, curry and mushrooms. ‘ She also gives many hints on choosing a stove, and the upkeep of the range and chimney. Clean the top with an old clean sock dipped in cold coffee. Cut down on the creesote in the chimney by adding two or three cups of rock salt every week to a hot fire, or potato peelings are very good, too. Pal Voit deals with the history of old stove tiles in his Seniors get grant A seniors’ group, the Highland Neighbors, has been given a grant of $6,117 by the federal New Horizons program. The grant will be used to operate a program of ac- tivities at Highlands Community School twice weekly. The program of activities will inclued discussion and information sharing groups, table pool and card games, ping-pong, 5-pin bowling, swimming, bus trips and group walks. If you keep your house in order, 2 kOur independent SAFECO agent may have Group president is Mr. Edward Barker, 4372 Canterbury Crescent, North Vancouver. New Horizons is a program of the Department of National Health and Welfare which funds projects by groups of seniors enabling them to remain active and involved in their community. The B.C. regional office is located at 104-1525 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V6) ITS, telephone 732-4303. So come talk tt over with your independent SAFECO agent soon book Old Hungarian — | dozens of ways to help you save on your dome Owners insurance Everything from offering lower rates to mak ing sure your coverage 1s exactly what you need SUNG INeUTANCe for yt eae Horne he Ane Dees DAVIS INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD. 640 Westview Shopping Centre, North van. ‘Over 30 Years Experience” 980-3655 Stove Tiles. An excavation carried out on the site of the royal Castle in Buda after the Second ‘World War brought to light some very interesting discoveries for the scholars of ceramics. Remarkable stove tiles were discovered which originated from the courts of Hungarian kings or INTEREST CE CCOUNT ISN’ YOUR EVERYDAY lords from as far back as the fourteenth century. This book displays 48 plates of stove tiles. Your local fire depart- : ment has an_ excellent pamphlet on the Safe In- stallation & Use of Solid‘fuel Burning Appliances. This CONTINUED ON PAGE B6 BS5 - Sunday News, October 4, 1981 BRUSHING UP on ase of fire extinguisher is West Van Library clerk Joyce Matthews. Fire Prevention Week is October 4 - 10. Jewellery Appraisal Service Alevandern Manrkwant FINE JEWELLERY LTD. _ Park Royal-North Mall 926-7213 Mr. Mileage Maker! BILL DOCKSTEADER makes best-in-town deais on... GOOD USED CARS! at 12th and Kingsway Four locations! AC LAS she ROOTES ered a Ailes ’ DAILY INTEREST CHEQUING ACCOUNT National’s Everyday Interest Chequing Account sects a new high interest standard. Open one today. Visit us at 955 Park Royal South, West Vancouver, Telephone 922-9191. Our hours are designed for your convemience Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, 9:30 am. to 5:00 pom... Thursday and Friday 930 am to 8:00 p.m National : Trust “ft tha yee National Trust. You can bank on us.