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FORM RADIO CLUB — Horrr radio enthusiasts from the South Huron area have formed a club to promote the ham radio
operators' interests. Members of the club are (front row) bulletin. editor Don Reynolds, secretary Clark Forrest, past president
Len Noakes, president Walter Fydenchuck, and assistant editors Hielke Berends and Ernie Williams. In the back row are Bill
Smith, Gordon Kirk, Jim Moontelayjed Roberts, Bob Pattison, Joe Lynch, Bruce McCreath, Bill Warburton, Harvey Adams
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Amateur radio club - a growing fraternity
Exeter's newest club,
South Huron AntateUr Radio
Club (SHARC) is the
newest hobby club in the
Exeter area,
The Exeter amateur radio
club is part of a growing
World fraternity of over
school teenagers regularly
share their experiences and
technical knowledge with
groups of senior citizens on
the "old timers" radio round
table,
Many girls, married
women and even flutist may
be heard engaged in friendly
chats from various coun-
tries. The thrill of talking to
the world is open to all who
are Se interested. Amateur
radio has given the blind, the
disabled and the shut-ins a
new lease on life, by making
Huron 'school board sets policy
to cover discipline on buses
The Huron County board
of Education adopted a
policy at its March meeting
regarding pupil conduct and
disciplinary procedures on
school buses.
The statement, which was
adopted without discussion,
clearly states that respon-
sibility for disciplining
pupils who do not exhibit
good behaviour while on the
school bus belongs to the
school principal.
According to the policy,
the pupil will first be warned'
by the bus driver. If the bad
behavior persists, the pupil
will be warned again by the
driver and, also by the
principal.. If there is no
improvement, the pupil's
parents will be notified. The
last resorts are temporary
suspension of riding
privileges, and finally an
indefinite suspension of
riding privileges.
The policy' includes a code
of responsibility for bus
drivers. It states that drivers
are required to enforce the
code of conduct for students
on school buses, and that
each driver "is required to
report, to the appropriate
person, infractions of
discipline and wilful damage
to the bus."
"Discipline on school
buses is probably one of the
biggest problems con-
fronting school bus drivers
today. Much emphasis has
tightly been placed on it by
the public. Where once the
burden of responsibility lay
only with the bus driver, it
has now become a •com-
munity effort of co-operation
with parents, administration
and the driver," states the
introduction to the drivers'
guide for discipline in the
policy.
The guide says that when
disciplinary action is
necessary immediately, the
driver should stop the bus to
reprimand the pupil, or
move him or her to a seat
near the driver.
Bus drivers should never
put a pupil off the bus to walk
home. The guide also says
that drivers should never
strike a pupil.
The code of conduct for
students on school buses is as
follows:
—Arrive at your pick up
point on time. , Bus
scheduling is such that the
drivers cannot wait for
pupils who are late.
—Take your assigned seat
piomptly and remain seated
until you arrive at your
destination, unless otherwise
directed by your dirver.
—Hold books and lunch
boxes on your lap or on the
floor at your feet, never in
the aisle where they may trip
someone.
—Skates, when carried on
a school bus, must have
skate guards or protective
material in place.
—Keep arms and head
inside vehicle at all times.
—Never interfere with
emergency doors, exits or
any part of the vehicle
equipment.
—Unnecessary disturb-
ances (opening windows,
wrestling, eating, smoking,
obscene language or any
—Never leave the bus at
any stop other than that
predetermined by school or
parental permission.
—Riding a school bus is
privilege! This privilege can
be withdrawn.
The board plans to im-
plement the policy statement
on an annual basis. Regional
seminars will be conducted
for drivers, operators and
principals to review these
procedures. Principals will
a be requested to com-
municate "guidelines for
pupils" and "procedures for
disciplinary action" to pupils
and parents via a school
newsletter or similar memo.
other form of misbehavior
will not be tolerated at any
time.
—Obey directions and
instructions of the driver and
or bus patrol promptly.
—Refrain from talking to
the driver while the bus is in
motion, except in case of an
emergency.
their days brighter, because
ham radio has enabled them
to meet and make new
friends and acquaintances
on a world-wide basis, from
the solitude Of their
restricted environment,
"You can be lonely in your
room and •you can be lonely
in a crowd,but you're never
lonely in your ham. shack,"
says one such veteran radio
ham.
Some famous amateur
radio operators are, King
Hussein of Jordan, Senator
Barry Goldwater and Dick
Van Dyke. It is qttite com-
mon for radio hamS to chat
with such international
dignitaries about,. their radio
equipment, the weather,
points of interest about their
respective geographical
locations, their families and
other topics of mutual in-
terest.
Amateur radio , is a
fraternity where every one
communicates on a first
name basis,. In -ham radio,
interest, friendliness, and
operating skills count far
more than social status,
wealth or nationality. This is
why radio amateurs justly
earn the recognition as in-
ternational good-will am-
bassadors..
Many radio hams like to
tinker with all kinds of
electronic equipment. In fact
many' engineers and
scientists of international
renown are radio hams.
They have designed and built
satellites Which are now
orbitting the earth and are
providing space com-
-munications for radio
amateurs throughout the
world. They are called
OSCAR satellites, short for
Orbitting Satellite Carrying
Amateur Radio.
In addition to the fun and
fraternity of pleasant per-
sonal "rag-chews", there is
a serious public service side
to amateur' radio. When
catastrophes such as tor-
Itadoes, floods, earthquakes
and hurricanes hit a Ora"
manity and normal means of
communications, are
knocked out, amateur radio
operators can provide the
vital communication links to
the outside world.
Such the case on the island
of Dominica,- where news of
damage and survivors. was
relayed, -working in
cooperation with the local.
government and the in-
ternational Red crosS,
American Red cross and
Canadian Red Cross, - •
The South Huron Amateur
Radio Club (SHARC), is well
trained and equipped to help
local authorities and police
departments to -assist with
communications should a
disaster such as a tornado or
Quiet month
for police
The Exeter police reported
a comparatively quiet month
of February according to the
monthly report submitted to
Exeter council' by Chief Ted
Day, Monday.
There was one fatal ac-
cident among the 13 in-
vestigated and damages
amounted to $8,310. Eleven
drivers were charged under
the Highway Traffic Act and
another four were given
warnings;
There were 12 parking
tickets issued and seven
animal complaints received.
The police investigated six
thefts in which loot
amounted to $310. None has
been recovered to date as
investigations continue.
a severe ice storm or snow
storm strike the area. It is.
important to note that south-
western Ontario experiences.
an, average of 12 tornadoes..a
year,, although pot all of
them are, of the. severity that
struck the Woodstock area,
last August.
The local amateur radio
clnh has the radio eqUip-
roent,, trained operators and.
proper emergency power-
supplies to. ,provide mobile
and base communications on
countY-wide, PM/4We-
wide and world-wide basis.
To maintain their
equipment and operating
skills on an alert emergency
basis, the local radio hams.:
together with other North
American hams, hold major.
annual 24 hour practice
sessions in late May, known
as field day operations. They
operate their equipment
under emergency living and
operating conditions for a
solid 24 hours. Last year the
local club held its field day at
the Morrison Dam . con-
servation area, •
Now, how does one become
a, radio ham? To operate
your • own amateur , radio
station,. a radio station
licence is required froM the
federal government. To
obtain this licence, a would-
be ham'must write an exam
involving basic theory of
electricity . and • radio,
• knowledge of operation of
radio equipment and some
knowledge of international
radio regulations and the
ability to send - and receive
morse code.
Any member of the local
radio club will be very
• pleased to supply further
information on this
fascinating hobby. One -way
of learning more about
amateur radio is to attend
the club meetings which are
held on the third Tuesday of
every month in the Mee,
triCity room in. South Huron
District High School.
THROUGH TUNNEL AND OVER BENCH — Agility v'as one'
of the abilities necessary in this game at Wednesday's junior
winter carnival at Exeter Public School. Below, Ginny Cable
slides through a tunnel and above she moves over a bench.T-A
Newest hobby in area. No generation gap
1,000,000 members, of which
more than 16,000 are
° Canadians. Anyone from a
Schoolboy to a head of state
can beconie an amateur
radio operator. There is also
no generation gap or sex bar
among radio amateurs, High