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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-12-25, Page 11A 'wt vo 000$11 Olt SION LAURIER SLEPT HERE This early Victorian bed and companion dressers were purchased by Hon. M. C. Cameron, MP for West Huron, especially to accommodate the Liberal leader when visiting "The Maples, ' probably before Laurier was knighted in London in 1` 07. The furniture is in the Jacques & Hays style, in opinion of Miss A. Middleton, Trafalgar Street, and pictures in her possession indicate with some degree of certainty that it was produced by Oshawa Cabinet Comliany. This firm was in business from 1870, and its early Victorian chairs and settees seem to have been more popular than the bedroom suites. The bed anddresser pictured are of walnut, and belong to Mrs. Keith Hopkinson. A "ladies' dresser" once in the 'suite, was taken to "The Castle" by Mrs. Cameron and subsequently sold. At "Gairbraid," their home in Victoria, B.C., Mr. and Mrs. John Victoria, many years with the Bank of Montreal before Galt stand beside a metal deer which once -adorned ;'The Maples," retirement, is the only son of Postmaster John Galt and Lena home pof Hon. M. C. Cameron, and later the grounds of Cameron, eldest,daughter of Hon. M. C. Cameron. Two Sisters Postmaster John Galt's home on Nelson Street here. John Galt of reside in Goderich. (Photo by Vancouver Province) he Galt House The photographs on • this ` page concern the story on the Galt House which was •carried in the December 18 issue of the Goderich Signal -Star. Except where stated, all photographs were by W. E. Elliott, author of the siory on the former residence of the Galt family. (Ed) -John Galt, postmaster of Goderich from •1897'to-1936,,resided" in the former manse on Nelson street from 1899 until his death in 1938 in his 78th year. He was born at Ridgewood Park. • <f,Gxi; moi: Rev. Alexander MacKid, minister of St. Andrew's church on Nelson street from 1848 to 1867, bought the manse from the congregation and lived there until his death in 1873, aged only 69.e was a-native,Kof Caithness, Scotland. This photo is a copy of one in possession of Mrs. J. Burns Jerry, Victoria street. Her maternal grandmother was a MacKid, a niece of the minister. ti STATELY HOME WAS FIRST MANSE Built in 1854, this well proportioned residence housed the family, of The Rev. Alestdnder MacKid,iwho was minister of St. Andrew's Church. The house was occupied by John Galt, postmaster, for more than 40 years before being purchased by Keith Hopkinson. The original site of two and one half acres, granted by the Canada Company, extended to Victoria Street. The three views tow' the north side, south side and driveway fit entrance .respectively. mmmmmutmlmummmtmmulunmmmummmatim gnat niiiiiatlmlttltttainininiuminattainmatmn mainatimonaim anttimilltlttiiiMititltllttttt1l111111ltttttll11t11111tlltltttttmuumummnmmmmummuuunmummmmmnmm11ummmmummumtunmmuununmmm alimiuummmmummmmuummmunal umnmuummmmmmmmmmmmmmm u Canada Safety Council sponsors winter tire safety campaign Introduced in North America only a few years ago, studded tires are now in extensive use. Their advantages and limitations are spelled out in the Winter Tire Education Campaign being sponsored by the Canada -Safety Council in cooperation with the Rubber Association of 'Canada. In general, the hard metal studs imbedded in ' rubber provide more traction and reduce. the braking distance on ice and packed snow more than any other device except reinforced tire chains. The traction provided by studded tires is strikingly superior to that of regular or snow tires on glare ice at 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Major tests show that studded tires provide more than three times the traction of regular tires under this condition. In comparitive tests, snow tires proved to be 28 percept better and reinforced tire chains Special Laws Control Snow Vehicle Operation If you're a new owner of a motorized snow vehicle, remem- ber that there are Ontario regu- lations respecting insurance. equipment. driving rules and registration. • A motorized snow vehicle must not be operated on a high- way unless its operator is insured under a motor vehicle liability policy in accordance with the Insurance Act, The owner is re- quired to produce evidence on request. The operator is not required to have any type of driver's licence. hut no one under the age of 16 is allowed to drive on a. highway. Operators of these 'vehicles must obey the rules of the road and' other requirements spelled otit in the regulations, There are restrictions • about where the machines can be used. On some highways, they are prohibited . . . on some others their use is restricted to the shoulder of the highway. On King's Highways listed in a schedule which has been drawn up by the Ontario Department of Transport, motor- ized snow vehicles may travel on . the, roadway (the pert of the highway ordinarily used. for ve- hicular traffic) or on the shoul- der. - On those King's Highways not listed in the schedule they may travel on the shoulder or right- of-way. provided they are oper ated as far away from the road- way as is practicable under the circumstances. Motorized snow vehicles are completely prohibited • on the following frecw.ays: Ottawa Queensway, Queen Elizabeth Way. ' Highway 27 from the Queen Elizabeth Way to' High- way 7. and Highways 400. 401. 40 403. 405 and' 406, On highways under municipal jurisdiction. they may be' oper- ated except where prohibited by municipal by-law. In order to enforce the regu- lations. all motorized snow ve- hicles must he registered with the department before they can be operated anywhcre in this Province. on or,off the highway. The registration fee is $4.00 and the permit is valid until October 31, 1970. aA green and white licence plate is issued whidh must he attached to the front of the vehicle, To find out more about the regulations concerning motorized snow vehicles tend the areas in whiFh they may he , operated. contact your nearest Department of Transport office,' or write to The Highway Safety Branch. Ontar Department of Trans- port. 630 percent better than regular tires. With regards to braking ability, studded tires on the rear wheels of a car will reduce stopping distance on icy pavements at temperatures near freezing by up to 30 percent and when on .all four wheels, by nearly 50 percent. All four tires must be studded to improve eornering on icy pavements, the research reports conclude. There is evidence that studded tires provide up to 10 percent additional braking and accelerating performance on packed snow when compared with regular tires. The studded tires provide no advantages in loose snow conditions. Some effectiveness is lost as the temperature of the ice drops below freezing. Motorists are alerted to the gradual loss in the studs' biting power as they become worn. The studded tires which offer motorists such a substantial improvement in braking and accelerating on ice and packed , snow at temperatures near the freezing mark can be used, without restriction in Quebec, Alberta, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick. They may be used between October 1 and April 30 in Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia; between October 15 The BreathalyzerWhat ...-. it How is, `i'he Borkcnstcin Breathalyzer. 51.000 retail, Breathalyzers are a compact little • machine that located in O.P.P. detachments weighs only 14 lbs.. does a job across Ontario, as well as in city out of proportion tb its size. police divisions in larger urban It`. a person -k detained by the areas throughout the province. police on suspicion of ,driving -the Breathalyzer is tested while, impaired. this is the device kw ice to ensure complete accu- he would he tested on in Ontario, racy before it is used on a It registers , blood-alcohol con - There aro: soiwe 400 trained personnel, actively engaged in Breathalyzer operation in the province of Ontario,. tent with a high degree of acctr> racy, providing proof admissible in all Ontario courts. No toy. 0 carries a price ta& of about subject - first with room air. then w ith a .standard mi\ture of ,alcohol in air. 1 hen the instru- ment is 'elcared and is ready t use. The subject blows into a thin tube which leads into a cylinder contained in the machine. His breath pushes up a. piston. As the piston rises. it uncosers air vents which let the first part 01 his Heath escape. When the �uhjcct stops blowing. the piston settles. trapping the last portion of air the suhjeCt has exhaled -- the deep -lung sample needed for accurate analysis of blood-alco- hol content. In the second part of the analysis. the .:deep -luny; sample is bubbled into a rite -tasted am- poule which contains a chemical soltiition sensitive to the presence of alcohol. T his solution is strong yellow in color'. .Alcohol causes 0 to hvcome paler. I he I3reath.alyzer then meas- ures the decrease in the yellow color that accdnipanies• the re- action by passing light through the solution. it will be more penetrable to light than the other untouched control tuiy- • The Breathalyzer registers point zero eight --the maximum per- missible level of blood alcohol content. poule contained in the Breath- alyzer. 1 he difference in read- ings is registered on the machine, giving the amount df alcohol present in each 100 millilitres of the subject's blood. 1 he subject is given the bene- fit of the, doubt in Breathalyzer tests. Although his breath. may register .088 alcohol consump- tion, the reading is always rounded down to the nearest low unit of ten ----which in this case would he .08. Two samples of the subject's breath are tested to make sure and April 15. in Nova Scotia; between November 1 and April 30 in Prince Edward Island and between December_ 1 and April 15 in Newfoundland. • Snow tires equipped with studs are prohibited on the front wheels only in • Ontario and B.C. The Canada Safety Council suggests that as a safety measure, studded tires should be fitted to either the rear wheels only or to all wheels, not to front wheels only. it Works of complete accuracy. Usually • the tests are spaced about 1`5 minutes apart. The total time • taken for the Breathalyzer test would range from one hour to an hour and a halt. 11 he Breathalyzer has proved to be invaluable in another way. R has often helped police to detect people who show signs of intoxicated behaviour due •to - epilcpsy. concussion, heart `at- ° tack. diabetes. overdoses of in- sulin or the use of drugs such as barbiturates and tranquil- lizers. When the subject registers little or no alcohol in his sys- tem, police can then take steps to .get him fast medical attention. i he new Criminal Code amendments on drinking and driving finds Ontario well pre- pared. The Breathalyzer has been in use in Ontario on a voluntary basis since 1956, two years after it was invented and put into production in the state of New Jersey. Ontario has a large and well- trained force of Breathalyzer operators. Some •650 police offi- cers have taken the thorough. two-week courses in Breath- alyzer operation conducted by the Forensic Sciences Centre of the Department of Jtisticc iC Toronto. About 400 arc now actively engaged in this work io Ontario. The 1 .C.M.P. also coni, duct operators' courses across' Canada.