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_ oxygen, from hot air or gases -

Kitchener-Waterloo ‘Record
carried a story from Los”
_ Angeles headed:
Detectors could save“many |
lives, fire - officials. say.””.
What follows is taken ‘from:
that story.

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. The National Commission —
on Fire- Prevention ‘and
Control concluded“ that the:
‘average North American’ is

ignorant ‘about
fire. me

He may think his home is

safe, but nine of every ten *

people killed in building’ fires:

die at home. ,

Most FIRES AT NIGHT

He -may." “think -he ‘can
~ handle the emergency when
_ fire erupts but 70 per cent of
.all home fires happen bet-
ween 11-p.m. and 6 a.m.
_ when ‘most . . People are
asleep. a “

He may think he will waike :
up when things get hot but—
flames are last on the list of ©
killers during a fire. -Most~
peopie. die from’ lack of |

Ati the annual meetings of »
the North Vancouver.’ Lawn :

’ Bowling | Club: and. the ‘North |

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‘Vancouver .. ’ - Ladies’: ~ Fawn
Bowling Chib: the. following
executives: were elected:

For the’ fnen’s: lub. “= Den -
‘Pollitt; president; Len L
er,. vice president; Joe Terry,

secretary; Art, Jones, trea-'”

“ gurer;~ Al - ~Anderson,. “Roy:
Bjain,’. George. ‘Henderson, .
(Tom: ‘Holneéss;- Ken: ‘McKen- |

aie’ ‘and: Percy: ‘Milner, : direc:,,
‘Bob:

‘tors. tion president. i

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at age

- they can awaken. .

‘He> would -not_ ‘ate in. “Jagemally = ‘used - to.
“‘Smoke “boiling water (212°F) but he ‘theat—uiiconsciotsness and

may try to crawl through a .
room” (1,000-
2,000°F:) Many People. like

- him_die trying it.

- A-smouldering fire can go
undetected for hours, espec- -
cially: ifthe residents are
asleep. All the time, the fire .
is building and giving off ~:
smoke and flames which may
not even be visible. In a-
two-storey house, the.-stair-
way..acts. as. a chimney
allowing gases to-rise up- -
- Stairs where the. bedrooms
‘usually are located. .
_, OXYGEN THE KEY
~The fire Consumes. oxygen. *
Normally, air is about'21 per
cent oxygen. When it falls:

‘below 17, per cent thinking «.
and co-ordination may be-

>

‘come difficult. Below 16. per
' cent efforts to escape may be

irrational. Breathing stops at:
six per cent. and, at normal.
temperatures, death: follows
in Six fo eight. minutes. ..

“An: a. “Hot?” ‘fire, ‘super-
teat d_air and” gases. -rise -

_ For. the ladies’ “club... - Ruth:

Bevin, president ~ (for > a
‘second year); - Anne Terry,
vice-president; Geraldine’ -

Olson, secretary; Helen Wil-. :
-.ton, treasurer; May Jeffries, :”

Effie Williams, Maggie Ken-
“mare, Agnes : Harding - ‘and ~
Brenda: . Blain, committee °
-convenors.- are

‘Some . 130, members ‘and.
friends attended: the recent
annual. awards. banquet . of
the two ‘clubs; Guests includ-:

. Bowling. Board, a and his wife. .

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. ‘inhalation ‘without’ suffering ~

: suck. as carbon monoxide: and |

dioxide and ammonia‘ are just -

- disturbed; The only. defense, © .
“fire officials: say, is-an early

2 with one contender: getting:
“the”. cream

; day at Third Street Park. a ns

ed: John Henderson; ‘presi-°
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~ death can occur ‘within. a few ™

in ‘iliny fires; caught in.
éarly. stages, people Have? ©
‘been found dead of .smoke -

any skin burns. . :

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POISONS |

. Smoke ‘:* carries. ‘poisons:
hydrogen cyanide’ plus ‘irri-
tants such as acetic acid and
. formaldehyde—all able to |
quickly. disable a Person.
‘Added to this. are: the toxic — >
_ substances ‘that come from: \._
burning synthetic: ‘materials *:
comnionly -. found . in the’
home, ° especially plastics.
Oxides of. ‘nitrogen, sulphur

available for, Sweaters, socks, toques, etc.

“lou know us for our weaving supplics and equipment butt we 2 also have the largest i

~ getection of knitting and crochet wood in.B.C:.°..

a Unusual’ ‘Textured. Mohalr,. ‘Looped oy -Varigated colors or. “warni

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—_, : ~ House ‘in beautiful Solors, ‘for. ‘shawis
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. Scarves, etc. $115 02. ;
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medium: and. heavy’ weight for: bags, Ne

-SLUBS' AND. -OTHER - “NOVELTY ~
rugs or outdoor sweaters | $. 50. oz. . YARNS: knot. one. OF pane new.. ook <

tweedy ,
a few.

“These: killing agents can
take efféct before a sleeper is

“warning alarm,
detector... °

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- sweaters. for-onty.

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< weaving: and wool, I dyeing.“ con

ot split championship but

: marked - the
“North Shore senior girls field
hockey playoff last :Wednes-

tal

=. After two ‘overtime periods
” Handsworth and West Van-
couver ‘remained deatilocked”
0-0, _and © ithe _-Bamie _avas-
- called.

.The two. teams’ - will. ther
“fore share the-title; but’ for.
. West Vancouver: the. /Season °
AS over. Fe a

- ~\ Handsworth; which finish-

ed” cabove: ‘West: Nan: in.
league ~ ) ‘standings; was: “|

‘awarded. the. North’ Shore.
. zone: berth in. the Vancouver ”
‘ and District ‘playoffs : and this .
-week’s Bic. ‘tournament: ine
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