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MAIL BEFORE JULY 31 TO :
ELMER
Box 1040,
Station B,
Toronto, Ont. M5T 2T8
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Wit:Mere
accidents
It is a fact that the farm .and.
rural population of Canada is
declin. ing. It's also a fact that
the accidental death rate on Cana,
dian farms remains 20 percent
higher than the national average.
Farm Safety Week, July 25
to 31, sponsored by the Canada
Safety Council in co-operation.
with the Canada Department of
Agriculture, points up these facts
and 'stresses the need for
increased• attention to safety in
the farm environment. The
Canada Safety Council , makes
available, through provincial
safety councils,, booklets, pamph-
letS and leaflets giving advice on
low farm .accidents can be
avoided.
` In one year, farm accidents
take the lives of approximately
1,400 Canadian farm. and rural
residents, injure another 25,000
and permanently disable some
1,500, farm people.
Farming today is largely a
mechanized operation and while
mechanitation has helped to bring.
about increased agricratpral pro-
ductivity and made life a little
easier for the farmer, it also
has increased the hazards (Aland
about the farm. There are in-
herent hazards in all types of
machinery but the biggest cause
of farm machinery accidentS Is
still human error .- ignorance of,
or failure to follow, safe operat-
ing practices.'
The farm machinery fatalities
per 100,000 farmers have doubted,
in the last decade. -Tractors,
the most common piece of farm
machinery, are ;involved in 78
percent of the fatal machinery
accidents and more than half Of
these are overturn accidents.
Since tractor overturns are
frequent, a greater use of over-
head protective frames.(roll-
bars) and crush-resistant cabs is
needed on farm tractors.
Other farm machines Com-
monly involved in fatal accidents
are combines, balers, corn
pickers, forage harvesters, grain
augers and spreaders.
Failure to keep guards
and shielding in place or at-
tempting to service equipment
while it is still running are among
the most common causes of farm
machinery accidentS. Safety
guards are there to be used. To
ignore them it to run the high
risk of a very serious, and. pos-
Sibly fatal, accident. •
Children and yoting people who
lack the physical .capacity, the
experience, or the judgement,
should not be allowed' to operate
tractors' and fartn machinery.
It's a distressing fact that
youngsters in the under-10 age
group account for 10 percent, Of ,
the farM machinery deitha and
another 16 petcent involve the
10-19 age OWN.
Only a feW of the Many hazards
to be faced in the farm and rural
community have been touched on
here. NO Mention has been made
Of the Care needed in the handling
and storin^ of fuels, oils; greases
and agridtiltural chemicals, nor
Of the potential dangers to be
met and overcome within the farrn
home itaelf, hot of the care and:
courtesy needed when• driving,
tractors, farm machinery or the
family car on the highway or on
rural roads. Nearly.Wpercent
of the accidents involving rural
residents occur" off the farm,
What this means is that WI
Canadians, whether . engaged'
directly Or indirectly with the
farming imiustry, must accept
their responsibility toheipiiweed
out farni
Farm inaChineS are meant
'he working; tools and not used
for joy ridOS,
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Mrs. Chester Earl
Some new sidewalk has been
put in, so now ,some will have
to find a better excuse for. trip-
ping around than blaming it on
the rough sidewalk.
Visitors with Mrs. L. Smith
were, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Smith
and family, Lakeside, Mr. and
Mrs. WM. McKay and family,
London, Mr. and Mrs. KenSmith,
Stratford, Mr. ,and Mrs. ,Earl
'Man and family, Monkton; Mr.
Elwood Milne, Yorkton, Sask.
Elwood will be leaving= to spend
some time in. Tacoma Wash.,
U.S.A. Newcomers to the village are
the Eskritts who have purchased
the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.;
Downey.
Visitors with Mr. and 'Mrs.
George Lynn were: Mr. and Mrs.
Doug Pitcher and family and Miss
Betty Lynn, Toronto; Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Hayes 'and daughter,
Rexdale'' Mr. and Mrs. Don Lloyd,
Montreal, .Mrs. Val and Kathy
Kuznecov and sons, Bramalea.
Mrs. Estelle Fritz of Kit-
chener visited her mother, Mrs.,
Elsie Cunningham.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Dragmetz
and family of Oshawa visited with
Mrs. Cecil Bateman and other
News of Ethel
Can't blame rough sidewalks
Elmer's Summer Safety Contest No. 1
relatives.
Mrs. Bonnie Burke and Mandy
returned to their home in Fort
Frances after spending a few
days with Mr. and Mrs. George
Lynn.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Eckmier
and family of Kitchener are visit-
ing Mrs. C. Eckmier and Bill
for a few days, Mr. and Mrs.
Ross Eckmier, London visited
Sunday at the same home, also
Mr. and Mrs. Darcey of
F ordwich.
Callers at Mr. and Mrs. Percy
Stephenson's were: Mr. and Mrs.
Clyne Stephenson of Niagara
Falls; Mr. and Mrs.Harold Cole,
London.
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Scheerer were Mrs.
Chas. Jonas of Kitchener, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Jonas ofCones-
toga, and Mr. and Mrs. Reg
Broome of Belfast.
Mr. Bert Rowland of Toronto
is visiting with Mr. Wm. Close.
'Stewart and Robert Cardiff of
Brussels visited Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Cardiff.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Klein,-
struber visited in Brampton
Sunday.
Visitors with Mrs. Bert
Godden were Mr. and Mrs. Rod
Godden and family, Mrs. Anna-
/WM ELMER
rate is being
broken hem?
The Elmerrule broken here is number
ONTARIO SAFETY LEAGUE
HOW TO ENTER •
1, Show which Elmer rule is being
broken above and colour the
picture.
2. Fill out entry form,Print clearly.
3, Cut out along dotted linvs and,
mail to address shown,
4. Any Canadian child between 6
and 14 may enter, Ail entries
become property of Elmer the
Safety Elephant. Judges deci•
Sion final,
belle Cation and Mr. Jack Nichol
of Brampton.
Mrs. Bert Godden visited a
few days this past week with
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Conley of
Dundas and Mr. and Mrs. Merv.
GOdden at Shelbourne.
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Pride
Visited in, Seaforth with Mr. and
Mrs. Secord McBrien.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Willis of
Atwood, Mrs. Jack Bray,
Listowel; and Mrs. Harry Long
of Palmerston visited Sunday with.
Chas. Hansuld.
MT. and Mrs. Gusposthumus
and son of Bridgeport; visited
Mr. and Mrs. George Heimstra
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Heim-
stra attended the wedding
reception of Mr. Andrew
Heirnstra in. Listowel Saturday.
Dr. and Mrs. Stewart Fer-
guson of Clarkson and Mrs. Keith
Warren and' Nancy of Oakville
visited Mrs. George Dunbar.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Querengesser of Maryhill visited.
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Seibert.
Miss Joan Pearson is spend-
ing a couple weeks at Camp
Bimini.
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
John Lamont were Mr. and 'Mrs.
Roland Perkins of Winnipeg,
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1 ELMER'S 6 RULES Look all
fore you ways be-
street. cross the 2, Keep
from between parked cars. 3. Ride your bike safely and obey all signs and signals.
4. Play your games
in a safe place away from
the street.
S . Walk when .you
leave the curb-
s de er e
Where there a re n o walks walk on the left side o f the road
facing traffic.
Man.; Mr. Wm. Hollinger of
Wingham; Mr. Wes Gaus of Knoll-
crest, Milverton; Miss Mary
Lamont and Mr. Melville Lamont.
EARLY BIRD?
. Even if money grows on trees,
the smart bird would get it.
• SPECIAL PRIZE!
Frantic mother to wild
children at a birthday party:
"And there will be a special
prize to the one who goes home
first."
WOMEN'S LIB?
At Sunday 'School, Tracy was
asked if she knew the story of
Adam .and Eve. "First God
created Adam," she said, "then
He looked at him and. said, "I
think I can do better." So, He
created girls."
FIGURE THIS OUT!
' Two girls were born on the
same day, at the same time, in
the same year; of the same
parents. Yet they were not twins.
How do you explain this?-
Answer: They were two of a
set of triplets.
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