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Got e skateboarder ;it your house? Got a cyclist? if sothen you
have an obligation io.teach those "Meted's* roadsters" what their
responsibilities*are oathtimes they hit the streets with ,their Wheel.
ed wonders* • • • • • .
The . law provides: that bicycles and skateboards arelegal modes
of transportation' on the roads. It decrees that cyclists and
skateboarders; may indeed share' the highways and Wray: with. Cars.
trucks and ail Manner of• motorized vehlcies..\ '
There's good and valid reasons for that, too. It's been proven that
things that aro ridden.do not mix -safely with folks who are Walking.
but lust:because the law, allows Met anCskateboarda on the
roads, it doesn't makii..o*copt10090 for them when'it comes to' Obey-
ing the law. The lawmakers are iserr,•expliclt In this.. Even Very
young "wheelers" must know the rules of the road and keep.them.
That's where all the Members of every household become involv-
ed. When there is a skateboarder Or a cyclist in residence. it
behooves mother, father, older brother, :Older Miter, granny, Aut..
Mabel, legal guardian whilever is in -charge to make
certain that everyone. in the, hoe* who Is using the road knoWs,
understands and obeys the. law as. it pertains 40-, the roads.
It lust isn't smart to Ignore the early signs of •riibeillori ‘'ilike rat -
Ing downthe driveway onto, the street when everything's quiet or
doing a "Wheely" for the benefit of Udall Chelliki who is lust:driv-
ing up the street on his way to Sunday dinner. ' •
it isn't .wlse to overlook' the verbal hints such as. "Today the. prin.'
dpal told us some guy came te the school to captain about all the
skateboards on the street at noon hour"; or •te react in anger when
the neighbour comes to the door to warn that -your son or daughter
has been observed In some dangerous*. activity With a bicycle.
keeping your skateboarder or your cyclist safe not .to mention \
others who share the roads with your youngster is a fulltirni.
every day, totally aware commitment. It's serious business. Deadly .
serious. (Signal Star) • ••. •
AMBLI NGS
by Pat Livingston
In favour of catnaps at work
A few week; ago I read a brief review
of a recently published book, Asleep in
The Fast Lane, by author Lydia Dotto.
Dotto was involved in a ideeP*PrlYatlen
experiment at the Defence and Civil In -
White of Environmental Medicine in
Toronto, where she was required to per-
form constant teaks on. a computer for 50
hours, with just one two-hour sleep break.
As a result of that maimed, she noted
that after her red period, her perfor-
mance and that of others returned near
the peak levels they had shown when
they were fully rested.
The bottom liras of her study was that
napping in the workplace may make you
a more efficient einployee, but implemen-
ting it could prove difficult.
I am a true believer in catnapping
restoring your energy, having found that
after a short 10 minute nap, I can easily
tackle tasks that seemed to be monumen-
tal prevlous to my nap. Of course my ex-
peiiinents place at home, not on the
job..
. Now, to take catnapping one step fur-
ther in my life, I am contemplating in-
cluding it. in my next wage negotiations,
—
My boos is sure to go for it, I mean
attars% if it has been proven that a per-
son's efficiency returns to a higher level
after a catnap, why wouldn't he. Suppos-
ing I can talk him into it, I mustn't
forget to let him know that I of course
ye need a comfortable co*ch. to recline
on while tall
my wee nap. And we
know you should never sleep without hav-
ing a cover over you, so that will mean
providing a nice cuddly comforter to curl
up in, And I have to use a special cer-
vical pillow. And if it is only going to be
a 10 minute nap, I really should have a
sound proof room, to enable me to doze
alt immediately. I think I just cooked my
own goose with that list, don't you?
Supposing catnaps were incorporated
into all work schedules, can you imagine
the astonishment of a customer calling
and being :informed by some secretary,
"I'm sorry, Mr. Smith is having his cat-
nap."? As Ms.. Dotto inferred, one of the
major obstacles' to be hurdled, before In-
stituting napping, is attitude. Until people
realize that napping is not "sleeping on
the job", I do not foresee that mY boss •
will have to contend with supplying the
facilities\ and comforts that are conducive
to me having a catnap.
Lucknow and District Christian School senior grades recently flubbed then:science pro-
• pets. Grade seven strident Rob Campbell, who lives on a farm, did an indepth study
of soll erosion, using different types of soil and ground cover and measured the amount
of runoff from each controlled situation. (Pat Livingston photo) •
Do you recall the "overalls movement" of 1920?
70 Years Ago
April 29, 1920
TOO MUCH FOR HER - The overalls
movement, like all, other sensational
movements, has its comical incidents.
• The story is told of a Brantford family in
which the husband and father of a
fashionable wife and daughter was af-
fected by the "bug". He wished to go the
limit and wear his overalls to church.
The ladies preceded him to the place of
worship, not knowing his intention -Short-
ly after the service began he slipped in-
to the family pew unobserved. Presently
the daughter noticed her father and
realizing how he had • outraged all the
larva of fashion and taste she falnted
there and then. She had to be taken
home in a taxi, which would reduce
Dad's saving in clothes to the vanishing
point.
50 Years ago
April 25, 1946
TAKES OVER LOCAL TELEPHONE
OFFICE - Miss Mildred Ritchie, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James Ritchie of town
has been appointed manager of the Leal
Bell Telephone Office, an appointment
which became effective last Saturday,
April 20th.
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Mildred has been an operator on the
local staff for some two years, 'and for
some time, has been doing considerable
of the secretarial work in connection *th
the office, during a period in which the
former manager, Mr. F.M. Paterson wag
not enjoying good health. Thus Mildred is
quite qualified for her, new responsibility.
The change was made upon Mr. Pater-
son discontinuing the drug business, with
which has been associated the telephone
office from the time of the late Dr.
Spence. The building in the Joynt Block,
we understand, will now be occupied sole-
ly as a Bell Telephone office and
necessary alterations will shortly be
made. The staff of operators remains'
unchanged.
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April 20 len
4:mins SYRUP NEU $3N - Although
a final tabulation of results had not been.
made on Monday night when this was
written, it is believed that Luber/ Boy
Scouts will have in the vicinity of $300
• profit' from their syrup making project
carried on this spring
Trees in the vlllage were tapped and
although the season was a long drawn
• out one, and could not be considered the
25 Years ago
SENTINEL MEMOIRS
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• best, about 50 gallons of. syrup •were
• made at Anderson Flax Products. The
syrup sold at $6 per gallon. •
The money from this ftind is earmark-
ed for sending representatives from the
Lucknow Scouts on the District* trip to
Eastern Canada, The \World's Fair, and
United States in Canada's Centennial
. Year, 1967.
10 Years ago
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WDIGRASI ITAL BOARD Gras
ASIIFIELD REPRESENTATION - The
Winglaun and District board upheld ..a
management committee recommendation
giving Ashfield township representation
on their board, when they met for their
April meeting on April 23.
Frank McKeszte, who sits on the Ward
as representative for the village of
Lucknow and the townships • of West
Wawanosh and Kinloss, was appointed to
sit for the remainder of this term as
representative for Ashfield township.
A motion, will be tabled at the
hospital's annual. meeting in June to ap-
prove the Ashfield representation on the
board. The recommendation by the
management committee follows a request
from the Ashfield reeve, Warren Zinn, at
last year's annual meeting that Ashfield
Township have a representative on the
board.
It was suggested that Ashfield he ask-
ed to make a donation to the hospital
when they enter the corporation. Board
member commented "I really believe '
dowries are outdated." • '
Medical staff secretary -treasurer, Dr.
Donald Jolly, who sits on the board as a
representative of the medical staff,
pointed out that Ashfield is entering a
corporation and as such, the township
should purchase shares to become: a
member of the corporation.
"For fun, fitness and mobility at any
age, there's nothing like bicycling! The
Canada Safety Council reminds you that
the rules of the road apply to motorists
AND cyclists - BY. TAW. Be safe: `.
Always wear a :helmet; ride with, not
against the traffic, and always use hand
signals when turning. REMEMBER -
ROADS ARE FOR SHARING.
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