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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-07-28, Page 6JVMC asfli. >»»8 THE EXETW TJMES-ADVOCATE HAS METROPOLITAN AMBITIONS Winnipeg-born Deanna Durban, youthful and lovely Hollywood screen star likes Canadian. This was proved when a Canadian newspaper man cought an interview with the sweet-voiced actress. She was booked up for interviews for two months ahead, but when Deanna heard the re porter was from Canada she lost no time in meeting him. Her ambition, She said, was to leave Hollywood behind and sing at the Metropolitan. Highway Accidents Should be Lessened TORONTO. July—“Highway acci dent tolls will be sharply reduced when pedestrians learn to think of themselves as a distinct group in the highay traffic stream,” Hon. T. B .McQuesten, -Ontario minister of highways, stated in an appeal issued recently asking for cooperation from all users of the streets and high ways in the press campaign of ad vertising now being carried on thro’- out the province, aimed at cutting down the toll of fatalities and in juries. “Pedestrians have remained strongly individualistic through all the years of rapid growth in vehic ular traffic,” he explained, “while motorists are increasingly conscious of themselves as a class. Motorists have trained themselves, and are be ing trained, to keep their minds on the job of driving, while they have a wheel in their hands. Too many pedestrians have then- minds every where except on the job of walking on the streets and Highways in a manner that will prevent an accident involving themselves and posisbly other travellers on the highway. “The best pedestrians,” he said, “are the postmen. They use the streets more than anyone else, but very rarely are they involved in an accident, and you don’t see a post man’s name in the casualty lists. The postman uses the cross walks, is careful and accurate in his judg ment of traffic movements and speeds, and he never tries to com pete with passing traffic.” Pedestrians, as a group, figure largely in the total number of acci dents, analysis of the Department of Highways’ accident statistics re veals. The second most frequent type of accident involves pedestrians and resulted in injuries to 3,617 ped estrians last year'. Not all the blame for these acci dents can be placed on the motor ists’ shoulders,” Mr, McQuesten said, “because more than 70 percent of pedestrian accidents occurred un der normal conditions—the view was not obstructed—there was no con fusion of traffic.’ The causes of these “pedestrians” accidents point then on lesson and cure, the minister concluded. In the order of their frequency these ma jor causes immediately suggest the cure: 1. Crossing between intersections —cross only at crossings. 2, Children playing in the streets —parks, playgrounds and yards are obviously much safer places to play. 2. Crossing the street against traffic and signals-—don’t walk into the path of trouble. 4. ‘Stepping from behind parked vehicles or objects—don’t play hide- and-seek on the highway, but give yourself and the motorists a chance to be seen. 5, Walking on, or crossing high way—be fair and be safe; cross quickly and safely and always walk at the side of the road, facing the traffic stream, when using the high way. PHYSICS LESSON FOR DRIVERS “TURNABILITY” The first law of motion is that a moving body tends to continue in uniform motion in a straight line. The energy of a moving body is in proportion to the square of the speed. At 25 miles an hour, however, you can make a fairly snarp turn in an automobile on a good highway. At 50 miles an hour, you can only make one-quarter the turn you could make at 25, This explains many accidents in turning and pass ing at higher speeds, But at 75 miles an hour, your “turnability” has been cut to one- niuth that when you ■were going at 25. Try to turn more sharply than this law of physics allows, and over you go! JNJUREI) MAN FOUND Webb Prouse, middle-aged floipr mill employee, Goderich, was found in an injured condition at 2 o’clock Thursday morning lying between 2 railway grain cars at the harbor. While there were no eye witnesses to the accident, Mr. Prouse appar ently fell from the ladder or roof of one car, his body striking the coupling in its descent. Examination at Alexandra Hospital revealed two fractured shoulder blades and other injuries. The accident is believed’ to have happened during the mid night lunch hour and when Mr. Prouse did not return to work "a search was instituted by his fellow employees engaged at loading cars with flour. Elimville W. M. S. The July meeting of the W.M.S. was the occasion of a visit of the Mission Band who were well repre sented. The meeting' was held in the church auditorium with Mrs. Davis occupying the chair. The opening hymn was “Rescue the Perishing” followed by the Lord’s Prayer in u-nison. The President of the W.M.S. then spoke a few suitable words of ■welcome to the Band and other visitors. The Secretary Mrs. Ed. Johns read the minutes of June. W. M. S. meeting and roll call was responded to by twenty memoers. Ola Johns, president of the Mission Band then took the chair and all joined in singing “Draw me Nearer” and Lois Coward read the minutes of the June meeting of the Band, Scripture readings werja given by Isobel Cooper, Grace Brock, Shirley Coultis and Leona Coward. 0. Johns then led in prayer, A sgng was given by Murray Coward, Murray Stephen and Gordon F'ord. Leona Pym gave a temperance reading. Eunice Penhale, Gladys Batten, Wan- da Stephen, Donna Murch, Wilma Veal, Muriel Coward, Betty Bailey, Aldeen Pym, Lenore cooper sang a nice song. Mrs. Warren Brock, of Zion then told some very interesting stories in hei* usual ^capable manner. Another song was sung by Mildred Miller, Muriel Allison, Leona Pym, Marion Murch, Annie Elford, Isobell Cooper, Shirley Coultis, Lojs Coward Burdene Clarke, Grace Brock and O. Johns. A lovely piano duet was given by Mrs. Geo. Brock, of Zion, and Mrs. Wib. Batten. Mrs, Will Elford thanked all for the splendid program and Mrs. Tnos. Bell closed with benediction. A dainty lunch of ice cream and cookies was served in generous portions to all in the basement after the program. At the August meeting to be held at the home of Mrs. Win. Johns the Baby Band and their mothers will be en tertained by theJW. M. S. when it is hoped all the babies of the congre gation and their mothers will be able to be present. It is indeed a compliment to the Agricultural Departments of the Provincial and Federal Governments that from practically all of the ad jacent States, not to speak of some farther afield, students of agricul ture are sent in their hundreds to at tend and study the agricultural, horticultural and livestock displays at the Canadian National Exhibition. HORSE KILLED IN CRASH LUCAN DRIVER FINED Morris Cobleigh, aged 17, of Lu can, as fined $10 and costs in county police court, London, on a reckless driving charge Monday, after a track struck a valuable horse on the 7th concession of London Township. The Horse, valued at close to $500, had its back broken and it was destroy ed It belonged to Robert Fisher, of Piccadilly street, London. ’Mr. Fisher was riding it, but he was not injur ed. He had been training the horse as a hunter when the mishap occur red. Cobleigh was overtaking the horse and rider when it was struck. .He was summoned to court by Provincial Constable Eric MacMil lan. He at first pleaded not guilty, but when there was talk of adjourn ing the trial to bring witnesses to court, Cobleigh was given permission to change his plea to guilty. His driving license was suspended for two months. PROSPECTIVE ONTARIO LEADERS Candidates are not lacking now that Hon. Earl Rowe has announced his resignation of the Ontario Conse rvative party. When representa tives of the provincial group gather on October 15 to choose a new leader two of the men who will be prominently in the running will be DEFT) and House Leadei* Leopold running will be Col. GeoTge Drew ( Macaulay, who are shown in a happy mood. This .picture was taken just before Mr. Rowe announced his re tirement. GEORGE HENRY COLEMAN, TUCKERSMITH, DIES George Henry Coleman, a leading Tuckersmith farmer, died July 2 0th at his Ijome on the Sth concession from a heart condition, following an illness of some months. He war in his seventy-fourth year. He was married about 2 0 years ago to Miss Alice Watson, daughter of the latn Robert Watson, of the London Road, Brucefield, who survives him. Other survivors .are one brother, Robert Coleman, of Hibbert, and two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Warden, of Hibbert, and Mr. James Ronatt, Moose Jaw, Sask. Tne funeral took place from his late residence with interment in the Egmondville’ceme tery. Rev. A. W. Gardiner conducted the service. After any EXERCISE GIVE YOUR BODY EASE RUB IN— —i---------------La MINARD'S LjnimehT FSale* Agents': Harold F. Ritchie * Co., W Limited, Toronto TO W kW1 • • • SEE THE NEW CABINET OF | .. ASSORTED I GREETING CARDS at the TIMES-ADVOCATE OFFICE 0 0 9 0 Sil IIIIIIIIIII