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THURSDAY, DEC. 13, 1962
THE CANADIAN RECORD, Canadian, Hemphill County, Texas
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AUSTIN—It is ironic that
the Christmas season, despite
the festive atmosphere, Is
among the most potentially
hazardous times of the year.
Most often the agents of tra-
gedy are the very things in-
tended to bring pleasure—the
gifts, the lights and the gaily
decorated tree.
But State Health Depart-
ment safety experts report
most tragedy is avoidable
when ordinary discretion is
used in selecting presents and
decorations.
Almost ail young children
tend to taste-test their toys.
This is why the load poison-
ing death rate among chil-
dren of the United States is
about 60 por year. Most man-
ufacturers uso safo paint on
toys, but some still do not.
Safely painted toys or chil-
dren's furniture can bo iden-
tified by tho legend: "Con-
forms to American standard
Z66.1—1955 for uso on sur-
faces which might bo chew-
ed."
Some plastic toys are so
flammable that the slightest
contact with a lighted cigar-
ette or match will set off a
blaze. Certain types of plastic
will burst into flamo oven at
a distance from fire. Others
may break with razor-sharp,
jagged edges.
Most American toy manu-
facturers, use unbreakable
nonflammable plastics, but
low-cost imports are not al-
ways so safe. It pays to be
selective.
Manufacturers have been
asked to cease making dolls
and stuffed animals with eyes
a toddler can pull off and
swallow or stuff in his nose
or oar. Meanwhile, mothers
should remove such eyes and
embroider new ones in their
place.
Projectile-typo toys such as
pellet guns, darts, etc., inev-
itably cause their share of
serious injury and deaths. It
is more common sense to ac-
company these gifts with
strict enforcement of safety
rules.
As for tree decorations, if
tho box doesn't say "flame-
proof," don't buy it. Use only
decorative lighting carrying
tho Underwriters Laboratory
tag of approval. And make it
a habit to pull the power
cord from the wall outlet
when you leave home. This
is important because insula-
tion failures and overheated
circuits could develop while
you're away.
To keep the tree from dry-
ing out so quickly, try stand-
ing it in a pan of water
throughout the holidays. Be
sure to add water from time
to time so the entire stern
will be submerged. As an
added precaution, take tho
tree down immediately after
tho holiday period.
Trade in Canadian
In a surprise move at the
Chamber of Commerce mem-
bership meeting Monday
night, Malouf Abraham was
elected by acclamation as
president of tho Canadian
Chamber of Commerce for
1963.
A former Mayor of Canadi-
an, chairman of the Canadian
Board of Development, and a
tireless civic booster, Abra-
ham had never before held
an office in the Chamber of
Commerce although he has
been an active member for
many years and has headed
many Chamber of Commerce
special projects.
His election to tho office of
president came on a motion
by John Ball, a newly-elected
member of tho board of di-
rectors, to suspend section 7
of the Chamber of Commerce
by-laws (a section which pro-
vides that the president be
elected each year from tho
membership of the board of
directors) in order to make
way for the election by accla-
mation of Malouf Abraham.
Ball's motion was seconded
by Gilbert Dickens, and Pres-
ident Gober Mitchell, ruling
the motion in order under
rules of parliamentary pro-
cedure, called for a vote on
the motion without further
MAKE THIS THE
MERRIEST CHRISTMAS
EVER . . .
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WITH A NEW
1963
CHEVROLET
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REID CHEVROLET
Canadian, Texas
Malouf Abraham
debate as tho president-nom-
inee protested that the whole
procedure "is illegal" and
that he was being "railroad-
ed."
On a show of hands, the
membership voted overwhelm-
ingly in favor of the motion
(a three-fourths majority was
required to carry) and there
was no "nay" vote recorded.
In paper balloting which
followed election of the pres-
ident, John Ball was elected
to tho office of vice-president
for 1963.
In other business before the
session, plans were outlined
by Secretary - Manager John
Wilkinson for the annual
Christmas Tree party which
will be held Saturday after-
noon, and for a free movie
for children arranged by the
Chamber of Commerce, with
the cooperation of Palace The-
atre manager Charles Town-
send, for Saturday morning.
January 12 was agreed on
as the date for the annual
Junior Livestock Show, and
plans for the annual banquet
of the Chamber of Commerce
were left for decision by the
new board of directors.
New members of the Cham-
ber of Commerce board, all
present for Monday night's
meeting, were John Ball, Bud-
dy Hobdy and Warren Hill.
I-Iold-over members of the
board are Speck Fry, retiring
president Gober Mitchell, Bill
Job, Tom Abraham, Royce
Jones and Claude Givhan.
COMING SOON!
Samuel Bronston's
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-
presents
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Filmed In 70 MM SUPER TECHNIRAMA
TECHNICOLOR t>
TONIGHT (Thursday) THRU SATURDAY
Dec. 13 - 14 - 15
TUESDAY WELD and RICHARD REYMER in
"BACHELOR FLAT"
FREE CARTOON SHOW
SATURDAY MORNING AT 10 A. M.
FOR CHILDREN OF SIXTH GRADE AND UNDER
SUNDAY • MONDAY • TUESDAY * WEDNESDAY
December 16 - 17 -18 -19
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S H
NEW HIT MUSICAL —
STATE FAIR
Pat Boone — Bobby Darin — Pamela Tiffin — Tom Ewell
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Ezzell, Ben. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1962, newspaper, December 13, 1962; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth184139/m1/3/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.