| Show Safety Suggestions For Christmas Trees From the National Board of at Fire Underwriters 1 When you OU select your Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas tree this year choose a freshly-cut freshly tree with firmly at needles 2 Keep the tree outdoors until until un until un- un til just before Christmas It will stay fresher in the cold air and once you have it up it will stay green longer And keep it standing standing standing stand stand- ing in a pail of water 3 When putting up the tree set it in the coolest part of the room away from radiators heaters heaters heaters heat heat- ers and the fireplace This will not only reduce the possibility of fire but will keep the tree irom drying out out 4 It is a good plan to use a tree holder which has hns a little bucket of water in which the trunk can rest during the holi boll days A tree usually drinks more water than you realize so keep water container filled at all times 5 Fireproof Christmas tree decorations are the best Use decorations decorations decorations dec dec- orations made of either glass metal or a resistant fire-resistant ma ma- 6 Set up electric trains away from the tree A spark from the train could set the tree on fire 7 Always use electric lights on the tree tree never never candles Lighting sets should be checked before being be i beling ing placed on the tree and those with frayed fraed wiring should be dis dis- dis carded When buying new sets look for the tag or label showing listing by Underwriters' Underwriters Laboratories Laboratories Laboratories Labora Labora- tories Inc A switch some distance distance distance dis dis- tance from the tree should be provided for turning the tree lights on and off 8 8 On Christmas morning fold and put away awny any gift wrapping you ou intend to keep Other gift wrappings should be gathered up and thrown away promptly after presents are opened 9 Christmas tree lights should oo be turned off when the family is s away from home 10 Inspect the Christmas tree from time to time to see how dry it is If needles near the lights have started to turn brown change the position of the lights 11 When the needles start falling falling fall fall- ing take the tree down and discard discard discard dis dis- card it outdoors 12 Even if the tree remains fresh make plans now to dismantle dismantle dismantle dis dis- mantle it the day after New Years rears and restore the room to its normal setting Christmas is coming and the halls of Manti ManU Junior High and Elementary are decorated with Christmas decorations Stories were written by the boys and girls of Mrs 1 Andersons Anderson's first and second grade about Santa Claus Glaus Santa has a bag of toys Hes He's always dressed in red He lives in a palace and has a sled Suzanne Nichols Santa lives in the North Pole Santa has a bag of toys Santa has some reindeer Santa has a sled Steven Kj Kjar Dr |
