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Terrace Bay News, 16 Feb 1956, p. 3

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ioe fo-G © February. 17th-18th-Matinee > GIRL RUSH starring Rosalind Reece -and Fernando Lamas. February 19th-20th-21st THE OUTLAW STALLION (Tech.) starring Phil Carey and Dorothy Patrick, JUNGLE MOOWMEN February 22nd-23rd BATTLE TAXI starring Sterling Hayden and -Arthur Franz, - 0-0-0 QGHIMNEY FIRES February is in the heart of chimey fire season. Probably every fire depart- ment far enough north to have below freez- ing weather in February may have a lot of ehimey fires, The cause of chimney fires is from an accumulation of soot;constant ~° burning of wood{resinous wood) in the furnace goats the inside of the chimney with a tar residue which forms on the inside of the chimey like cement - mtil - the opening in the chimney is completely or nearly closed and then someday a hot fire with an open draught will cause the chimney to burn, This kind of a fire burns with great heat driving smoke through any crack in the © mortar, often causing the chimney to crack and heating to a point of combustion from top to. bottom of...the house. A clean chimney never burns but. the pitch and tar is so hard inside a dirty chimney it will net respond to ordinary cleaning tools, After every chimey fire no matter what.themmethod used to extinguish it a thorough inspection. should be made to make sure that the fire has not gotten into the walls or partitions if the chim- ney is in the inside of the house, The guestion of creosote in the chimey, and is there anything on the market that will dissolve creosote in a chimney is a quest e the writer has often been asked. So far as I know there is nothing (Cont, on next col,) ' recruits until after Easter. Page 3 CHIMNEY ARTS COGS 6 her eek on the market that will dissolve. the creosote in a chimey, Fire Departments . have always been faced with the problem of chimey fires due to the depositing - of the creosote, The smoke pipes should be taken down and cleaned at least four times a year if wood is burned steady in a furnace and the chimney cleaned at least three times a year. " Terrace Bay Fire Department. G,. Maitland, Fire Chief, 0-0-0 CREDIT UNION NEWS te - Pot of Gold Yes, the pot of gold can be yours some day, if you save systematically every payday. You can borrow on the install- ment plan, so why not save in the same manner, a little down and a little each payday. If you have obtained a loan from your Credit Union, why not adc to your -- shares each time you make a payment on ~ your loan - even the loose change will do, Youtll be surprized how the Credit - side can grow. o-0-0 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY NEWS AND NOTES Horticultural Society Membership is only $1.00 per year. Join now to ~ receive your premium, Contact Mrs. M. Husband, If you are planning to expand your garden this year, Mr. F. Ginn has all the information about the Test Plots. Anyone planning to grow Tuberous Begonias this year? Now is the time to start them in pots indoors for lovely blooms this summer. Guest speakers, films and slides have been planned for General Meetings for the next four or five months, Watch for the dates of these meetings so you won't miss them, 0-0-0 BROWNIE. NEWS The First Terrace Bay Brownie Pack will not be able to accept any new If your child wishes to join the Pack then, please phone Mrs. John Mikus, 440, before she attends a meeting. A girl must be 8 years of age before joining Brownies. o-0-0

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