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An electric car is being -built
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This bicycle .owned by John Jenkins was the victim Sunday evening when a violent wind storm
lashed the town of Goderich. The top of a tree just outside MacKay Hall was torn from its perch
and landed on the sidewalk right in front of the premises. The bicycle, reports John, suffered only
a bent crossbar. (staff photo)
Safety is motive
Child's play is serious
Make a game of safety and
children . will learn to avoid
traffic accidents, • claims , a
Burlington police officer.
Corporal Peter Bromley,
Burlington Safety Officer, said
his Division has devised a. system
of teaching traffic safety to
primary grade pupils which
looks like child's play but is
'really a serious safety lesson.
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the 40 schools in the district.
With the .assistance of the
students, the mobile unit is
assembled in less, than an hour
on the school grounds.
"The cars are the big deal.'.
says Bromley. "They're an
instant attraction to the kids;
and in a matter of minutes the
youngsters master the correct
hand'signals and walk and drive
on the right side of the road.
The kids have a ball, and if they
can have fun while they're
learning something, then you've
got it made."
The Poweride rechargeable
electric car from Eldon
industries of Canada Limited is
the model used in the police
safety project. The light, durable
and compact body of the
Poweride makes transporting up
to 15 cars a simple matter. A
completely sealed, safe,
maintenance -free battery powers
the electric car which will give
seven hours use on one 'charge.
The Poweride can be recharged
overnight and is ready to run
again the following morning.
The Eldon car can support
children weighing up to 150
pounds and travels at speeds up
to 2 miles per hour.
This year alone, 4200 school
children rode the Poweride
during the police safety project
and as the "village" grows, more
pupils are expected to
participate in the safety
demonstrations.
The Burlington officers are
extremely enthusiastic about the
positive results obtained with
the mobile .Safety Village are
encouraging officers in other
Divisions to make their own,
mobile units.
"Safety Villages aren't new",
said Corporal Bromley, "b..ut
being able to take the village to
the students is- a hew concept."
The portable village,
according to Bromley,
overcomes all of the expensive •
problems which have prevented
construction of Safety Villages
in many communities. He
pointed out that' permanent
structures. often require the
installation of sewers and,
washroom facilities, and add the
responsibility of transporting the
children safely to' thepolice site.,
Reflecting on his several years
• with the Burlington. Police
Force, Bromely said "You never
get hardened to the sight of a
child who's been hurt in a traffic
accident.
"Preventing the needless loss
of even one life is the challenge
all of us face. If we don't teach
children to be safe pedestrians,
safe bicycle riders, and safe car
and bus passengers, we shouldn't
expect them to automatically
become safe motorists.
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Round c.nd About Wifh Martha
Impressed by Mills, Carroll•
This week 1 attended my first
Nomination Meeting. I don't
know what I expected, but I
came away disappointed,
Perhaps, I expected so i
excitement -- (I've been seeing
too many American nomination
meetings on T,V,) -- but I think
I expected .,a little more
confidence shown by more of
the speakers. Even tho' you are
not a polished eloctionist you
should be able to face the person
or persons to whom you are
speaking and say what you want
ta say - and be convincing.
The people who were
convincing were the ones who
have worked so hard for our
town and our benefit that they
just, had no trouble talking to us
about these things. 'They know
where they want to go, what'.
they want to do and what they
will try to do for us. What's
more they know where they've
BEEN - and I think that, too, is
important. _
Paul Carroll, when
nominations we're closed,
quickly made up his mind and
told us clearly and convincingly
whey he felt he should offer
himself as Reeve.
mistake admit it --• and dig in
to rectify it.
Oh, they shouldn't make
mistakes? You're right --• We
elect therm! We have good
judgement and WE expect- them
to be perfect. •
WE are the ones who are
falling down on the job because
most of us don't take the time
or make the effort to help when
we are called upon don't get
out to vote because it is rold or
wet or any old excuse and don't
stand by these people who are
working their hearts out for us
and need to know we appreciate
their efforts and will stand
behind them.
Just griping about what is
being said and done by council
doesn't help anyone or anything.
We need to COMMUNICATE.
I was impressed by Dr.
Deathe's stand on his
"communication" which was in
• the paper but then -got the
impression that he was, sorry
he'd said anything and was
trying to back down gracefully.
Standing on the School Board
platform was the easiest way to
back out.
Incidentally;• Mrs. Wallace has
-done-a GOOD- jolrand--is--well
deserving to carry on.
- Dr. Deathe would, be an asset
.to -our Council, I'm sure -- and
we need fighters who understand
what they're fighting for. Darn
it!
His Worship, the Mayor, stood
and faced the audience squarely
and told us that he didn't wish
to play musical chairs and" then
went on to clear up a good many
questions regarding a great many
subjects concerning our town
problems. He plainly told us -
in not too many words - things
we wished to know and made
me, for one, realize you HAVE
to know• every .topic,
thoroughly, or you couldn't
stand up before the people of
this town and give an accounting
of what has been done, has NOT
bepn dnnp and what is going to
That _young man __ fainly ham
been giving of himself - "over
and above the .call of duty."
He is thinking years -ahead of
us. He realizes we must plan
aheadand we must be on the
ball or we will be left by the
wayside. He knows what he is
talking aboutand what.to do for
the betterment of our
community.
r admire his spunk and thank
God there are a few young
people who have the future of
this rme town at heart. He shows
that he is thinking of the_ future
of the hundreds of youngsters of
Our area who need a knight in
shining armour to fight for us
NOW - not later - or too 'late.
We need people who can see
,over the end of their noses, who
will make a statement and then
live up to it and if they make a
be done and be convincing. '
We have only to look around
us to see what HAS» been done
and realize who made sure it was
taken care of properly.
Many things still need doing
and only he made me feel they-
would
heywould be done. . -
This is another dedicated man
who will fight for us because he
knows HOW to fight. You
HAVE to know what you are
fighting for and if it is worth the
effort.
George Filsinger and David
Gower gaiie two fine :reports
showing jobs well done in the
last two years. They, too, were
able to , talk TO us, even tho'
they had big reports to read,.and
'so were quite convincing in the
telling. .
It was, all in all, very
interesting, but I heard very
little re our South Beach issue,
and would like to know more
about it.'
By voting FOR the campsites
assures that we want to keep
control of the whole beach area
not let it fall to industry.
Industry can turn to other areas
of the town. Let's not give away
our rights to this beach area even
if we never put up a campsite
down there. _ Y _ . ___
They have to know if we want
it for industry or pleasure - and
I'm all for keeping it for our kids
in years' to come.
The city of Windsor had
industry all along the waterfront
and have spent millions trying to
re-claim even -small areas for
parks along the Detroit River. I
hope. we don't make the same
mistake because it is pretty hard
to re-claim it once it is fouled up
by industry.. ' -
We" need this area for tourists
and our own pleasure. We won't
lose it by not having a big trailer
camp down there- altho' there
could very easily be space for it
and lots of play area to spare,
but we. must set it aside .for this
purpose -just in case!
Anyway, let's hold onto our
little stretch of beach - all of it.,
Martha.
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