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0 Sun and White Rock Weekly
2 1956

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the Home Front
By Carey Bell
Blasting Caps Hazard to Children.

Inevitably, children are at- |s brought home by a child or
tracted to construction sites if a stray one is found thore
where men and machines are
building roads, excavating foun~
dations, digging ditches, or
clearing land.

Essential tools in this work
are blasting caps, used to de-
tonate explosives, They're quite
safe in experienced hands, in
fact thousands are used overy
day, but can be deadly toys it
they should happen to be pick-
ed up and mishandled by chil-

until the police or other auth-
orities are notified and can

a towel or other soft cloth,
wrap the cap in the towel and
put it ina safe place away from
the reach of children. Open
flame, shock, friction, undue
heat, rough handling or pulling
the wires out of an electric type
blasting cap can cause detona~
tion, and these should be avoid-

dren. Every year serious in-

juries—and oven deaths—result od.

when children tamper with ft is not probable that your

these harmless-looking cylin= child will come home with a

dors. blasting cap clenched in a tight
It is all yery well to say little fst, but it is possible. It

“don't touch blasting caps.” but Is always wise to be propared

what are parents to do if a
child comes home with one?
The first thing to know is what
@ blasting cap looks like.
EASY TO RECOGNIZE
1 There ara two main types:
those for uso with a safety fu
and those set off electrically
and which are callod electric
blasting caps.

The type for use with a safe
ty fuse is about 1% inches long

PANORAMA RIDGE
AND COLEBROOK

ville, O1
couver

formerly

rio,

holiday

hay 2
Alber

! and about the thickness of @ jn M vist
pencil. It has an open end and ting en route at Recints
is made of aluminum. 2
Electric blasting caps have Mrs, Ken nwood
hostess

two wires extending out of one
end which are covered with col-
oured cotton or plastic insula-
tion. The cap shells are made
of either copper or aluminum
‘and may vary from ono to five
inckes in length.

If one of these blasting caps

Perry. for
Point of in
1 cake baked by tho

SERIOUS ACCIDENTS can befall
find and play with blasting caps, commonly
and construction work. If a child brings ono home,
carefully away in a safe place. Then call the police or o'
competent authorities who know how to dispose of it

G. H. BAXTER

Plumbing and Heating
1691 Coast Meridian Road

Phone:
W.R. 4-4833
Premipt and Efficient Service

children who happen
used in mining plosiive if found and tampered with by children, aro

put it metal cylinders, sometimes with colow
ther ents should be able to recognize this hazard and warn their

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and featuring a miniature ship
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~—— |dilary presented to the guest of passed at Council meeting at- tial self-liquidating projects.

neighbours.

honour by the
ate

Mr, and Mrs. R. W. Bush of
Comox, V.L, are visiting with

is a simple way to handlo it|Stull and family in the passing tect’s

safely dispose of it. Simply wet! Congratulations to Mr. and!

Hospital! to the Hospital Board. ,make low loans :
‘ interest sv BABY
A motion to this effect was able to municipalities for essen—

tended by E. Hope-Johnston,
Surrey Hospital Board Preai-|
dent.
The

Provincial governments will
also be asked by UBCM to re-

move ten
President told Council alponiie” Girne ne roe

ne Bush's parents, Mr. and request had been received Utilities: Comurlasten
irs. Edgar Aldersley, Pesk from the Provincial Depart- |“! A third request Is that a
Road. {mont of Health and Welfare |™UNIcipalities be given con!
ag Kl ¢ am
S asking that Council pass a mo-|Of transmission and Hi woe
The sympathy of all the tion to that effect ates their areas. ae =
neighbours Is extended to Mra,| Council were shown an archi- | i | Au Child teats
= Conferences
sketch of the exterior! Classifi reeutta; | t only, bas
of Mr. Stull of the proposed 62 bed hospi- | pera uel ly ae 5 b
iw) ee tal ext
Mrs. Don Davidson (noe Jackie pes
Miller), on the birth of a son Surrey To Back =
on July 2. U.B.C.M. Moti es
-B.C.M. ions SAFETY EAD
: Three resolutions to be pro 670 x ne oe ee me
Hospital Plans sented at the Pentiction Con 1
vention of the UBCM will get
Up To Board the backing of Surrey Council 11 50 XC an ] &
Council is fully satisfied to’ ‘The first asked for’ either pro * %
foave all decisions concerning vincial or federal government ALL) OXHEH, SIZES) ps
tho proposed Surrey Memorial backing to guarantee bonds or WHITE ROCK TIRE STORE
HILLTOP. JOHNSTON ROAD
RECIPE OF THE WEEK ;
In tho good old summor time we all Hike to relax as much *
as we can, so sandwiches and a cool drink such as iced toa
are a perfect go-together for patio or garden lunches. It UDSCHIDE ° €
you want a substitute for sandwiches for either such an oc
on or for a tea party or evenin ntertaining this Cherry. | ks
loat will take their place and stays moist much longer Ch p I ® tt 35
J. D, MacMillan gave mo tho recipe, I think’ most ape U unera
in White Rock know Mrs. MacMillan for her activi +
behalf of good causes such as CARS, and the VON atlor td.
Ex dseion 1 “THE WHITE ROCK FUNERAL HOME.”
via CE Ve LOAF AMBULANCE OXYGEN
4 cup
ee eee 15274 Victoria Ave., White Rock, B.C.
DV erTat Geet CHAPEL AND OFFICE PHONE: WHITE ROCK 5-321
1 cup milk
2 cups sifted flour Se NUS DEANS, =

aalt

% cup

(good

chopped dates
4 cherries i
chopped

. C. EVENS, Funeral Director.

Weeden & Everett jf

to BLASTING CAPS, saft-In experienced hands but a deadly ex-

children not to touch these

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harmless-looking tubes.

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Needs Repairs .

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