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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1966-01-20, Page 7THE BRUSSELS POST BRUSSELS, •QHTARIQ BRUSSELS TRANSPORT SAFE DEPENDABLE TRUCKING SERVICIL Ship rigs On Monday A.M. if Monday•Holiday — Ship Tuesda Cattle Trucking Service to or from Brussels anywhere within Ontario Phone George Jutzi iirusseis 122 1.1R.U.A.SpAY, 20th, I unmatched cleanliness Electric heating is flameless. There is no combustion to create dirt, dust, film, or ,soot. WindoWs, drapes, and walls all stay clean longer in electrically heated homes. unmatched comfort Electric heating offers room-by-room or zone temperature control. It is quiet, creates no draughts, no chilly spots—just gentle, even, constant warmth. unmatched value. Electric heating is maintenance-free; • it offers extra living space and can have a significant effect on the (• re-sale value of your home. Yet, with. • • all its a th:antages, electric heating • costs fal . less than you may think. For more information about electric heating, consult a qualified electric heating contractor, or your Hydro. hydro yo EH-6•3382•WK cif. To save lives on the road in 1956, Mr. Bryce reviewed four necessary actions. 1. Train young drivers for 66 years of safe driving. No matter how this is accomplished or who does it, or who pays for it, this training is a logical and essential step toward reducing road acci- dents. 2. Driver improvement cours, es. The trend in all provinces is toward the re,eXaraltation of drivers supposedly experinced to update their keowledge of the rules of the road and good driv ing practices, and to check their Skills and physical and poesiblY mental conditions. 3. -Motor vehical in Although recent studies indicate that, one accident, in 10 can bt blamed wholely or itt pait on vehicle failure. the caisp:Pfcti 18 that poor vehicle mainteriane.1 plays an even larger part in many traific mishaps. Facing a" crease in accidents over the past four years, a reduction of ono, accident in 10 would be' a phen- omenal achievement. A dull knee, an out-of-tune piano or dull skates will not /unction. Why should a' defective motor vehicle be tolerated? 4. Control of the drinking driver. Petit enforcement bodies are provided with a tool to deter- mine accurately the blood aleeilia level of the driver, no real control of the menacing situation may be expected. The individual whe drinks beyond a. statutory leVel, flier drives, invades the privacy' of all follow users of the high- vy. The use of the breathalyzer should he 11);:de mandatory anal uniform blood alcohol" level a in [shed, GENTLEMEN'S CLUE NEWS 1TEM6 1-thsL week I promised to write, about wliat huppeueu at Logua's mill, what happened after the butz, caused. by my secret ‘veapon. i regret, the in's!: three to arrive were lljipuiy respeeteu tut:ale/us, mailbox's of our club, WilSou, Kerr and Scutt, Caine Slatulay morning at ten o'clock, again on. '1.iiesuity, same time. At seven thirty i sneaked. down. A 'fair crowd haa etre:lay gathereu, to meet the unknown lady with the beentutii wiee. ADout torty lathes and a uozen brave men. 'l he males seemed in rather a pro- Vocative mood. I could hear them using situ WOWS its hag, trollop and others not so Lilts.. The iuen were playing it a.hit more cute. Some had fishing, poies ana some shut guns, iettiag 011 they were going ustung or snow:- lag ducks. One prominent mer- chant asked the it the trout sea- son ',vas upeiei SUILI. i (11(1.0.1; know put the season for suckers opened at eight. '1 he ladies carried their weapons. The younger ones nad curling brooms, the midele cues rolling pins and the older ones 12 tech long hat pins. .NOLLILI1g much happened. The lady with the lovely larynx never showed en- might report, an accident. Ivan. Cainebell and Willis col- lided head on in a two car coins- ion at the cornner of iViill and James street. Archie suffered a so ore shock, with euts, bruises and abrasions. When xie arrived home he got another shock, also a severe, shaking, both up and down. Ivan received much worse, Viz, the rest of this colu.n.m. On Wednesday morning he knocked on my door. He generaily, just "busts" in. Well, he had' about eight roll of white cloth wapped around his head. He lOoked like a Rajah iron" India. As we shook hands 1 could feel two silver dollars. I thought he must be hurt real bad. Two dollars font a Campbell, it must be brain concussion. Then when I saw the bandage was around his head I knew it couldn't be that. Even if. the whole brain was damaged it would only be a minor disorder. He said, please help me, an ba- ilment man like me, a victim. of circumstances, will you write a column and tell the people. Well, I. said, Ivan, I have always written the truth and for a lousy two dol- lars I will not blemish ray reputat- ,,, ion. INU, i WOLtitILL L COLLSIttut LL L1Lt uer twice as iiiyeil. i know Lae mall is innueent as i. lamb and trust ;:ou will tielleve nis story as i co. tis i pmeea the lour silver dollars in the sugar bowl he began his alibi. quote, on Tues., day nite 1 decided to make a Lew milk deliveries so. I would not ne so tired ter the big game Wed- nesaay lute. I. put eu my jacket about eight o'cloea p.m. and 'Went ;first to the barn to feed the hors- es. As 1 opened the door the stallion brushed by me. When he got out he threw his head over his shoulder, his tail over his back Lo.."101,,,U II' 41..) k4.1 1-4k/jj- an's null. Well, I have a perfect right to look alter my nurses, haven't 1? 1 figured when i have to go down by the mill I mega 11,5 Well take a 1:0,\1' his8S oats to be roiled. 1 didn't see any sign of my horse so I started leaving milk at Jack Wilson's and Walter a, Inch, Luougut WAN,/ ilia', muin8 penut,. a Lateen of wait WS. It wasn't min, 1 drove up and clown aim ai.oante i knew tie was mere somewhere but, where? 'Ilion fickle fate mterierE,d. i ran into that Arctic Willis, it should- n't happen to a dug. i said, Ivan, saw wail the Willis car and tue Cousin's, truck forty times twit night, neiher one had lighs. if you can explain that I am sure a , doubting public will understand. Well, Ivan continued, I was work- ing in the interests of the town. I certainly was. You see, he said, the council are going to build a toot-bridge from this side of the river across to 'Ike Kann's. I was looking for a good location. I know I had no lights but us coun- cillors are always floundering' around in the dark. In fact, the other day a fellow told me a blind man could do better. Then we have had a great many com- plaints about how rough the roads are on James and Mill, 'so I decided to get information first hand by drying in the dark. With daylight your instinct, your re- flexes compel you to dodge these 'holes and blimps. In. the dark, well, you simply feel the effects Of them. You take them as they come. I said, Ivan, I really believe 'you. I do, but tell me, is eight o'clock at nite a proper time to. take a grist to a closed mill? Closed nothing, says ivan, Logan;. has never left the mill day or night since the blitz. Well, after all ladies and gentlemen, the man haS to -have rolled oats for his horses: Horses without teeth Can't eat WhOle ,When Canada accepts the seriousness of the highway traf- fic situation and demands action, the a enident trend will swing downward, "declared W. Arch Bryce, executive director of the Cahadint HighWay CounA oats. The only doubt 1 have la my mind is when he says the stal- lion raised his head and tail and galloped away. I rather think the horse, when he got outside, put his Iced between his knees and limped around the corner, Any way leas believe him this time so we can forgive him, and Betty, please withdraw your application for divorce. TruthfUlly Yours K. F. •••••••••••••••••••••,••...... CUT ROAD DEATHS IN CANADA IN 1966