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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 25, 1956
Page
12
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Albert Hun ton Beausejour on Saturday December 8 A son was born to Mr and Mrs Axel Mel quist Lac du Bonnet on Wednesday December 8 Miss Mona Smith of Vancouver visited Mr and Mrs R V Smith during the past week
A call to action warns that rain, surface, and groundwater can become unsafe from contamination by human activity. It highlights water-borne diseases, the dangers of surface and shallow wells, the value of municipal systems, and a festive word-puzzle contest to engage readers while promoting public health.
A school trustee urges replacing the X in Xmas with the full Christmas word to recapture friendliness, neighborliness, love, peace, and goodwill. He recalls the day’s origin and warns that the shortened form invites excess and distraction from the holiday’s true meaning as families reunite around the hearth.
Fire safety tips for Christmas include choosing a fresh tree kept outdoors until use, keeping it away from exits and heat sources, using CSA or US approved lights, not overloading circuits, turning off lights when away, opting for noncombustible decorations, using safe ashtrays, and keeping a fire extinguisher or hose handy. Stay calm and mark exits to prevent panic in a public building during a fire.
Christmas is the time for family get-togethers and fun. A Sugar Plum Hunt invites a family member to hide candies for others to find, rewarding the collector with the most pieces. The Christmas Puzzle uses magazine pictures of Santa Claus to spark activity.
Beausejour proposes a new local improvement area bounded by Oak Avenue First Street Ashton Avenue Tarlton Street Park Avenue and adjacent streets to fund a waterworks and sewerage system at an estimated cost of 440506 with 14000 from reserves. annual rates 10776.60 on all rateable property 10160 by 40 cent frontage and 13286.86 on area lands may be reduced by surpluses. council to hold a revision hearing January 9 1957. ratepayers may prepay frontages within 14 days following a vote.
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