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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1957-07-25, Page 3'Traffic IL I s Like License To Kill IIEj DOXIGLAS LARSEN NEA A Stags Correspondent Washington (NBA.) - Just terossing a state line in your car this vacation could make you a dangerous, potential highway biller• But don't worry about it, Your Out-of-state license tag gives you special privilege to menace the lives of others on .the road. This bit of frightening sarcasm --unfortunately true -is now be- ing studied by a congressional committee investigating highway safety. It was offered by Irving S. Markel, a highwa.y safety en- gineer and a crusader for Uni- form traffic laws among the States, He is traffic safety consultant to firms which operate more than 100,000 trucks. But he's also emotionally in- volved in the problem. Normal- ly a relaxed individual, he gets red in the face, pounds the table and shouts on the subject of the needless highway death toll be- cause of conflicting, weak traffic laws among the states. "In Virginia, for example, two non -parking traffic convictions 4ets your license automatically suspended," Markel says. "Yet a person from a state without that law, with a half- dozen speeding convictions and rated unfit to be behind a wheel, can drive all over Virginia," he explains. He explains another high*'ay hazard resulting from no uniform traffic laws: "Less than 25 states have com- pulsory vehicle inspections with the result that mechanically dan- gerous cars will be on roads all over the country. The lives of people driving in safe or inspect- ed cars on their vacations this summer will be seriously endan- gered by this situation," Iio's most vehement about con- flicting state laws permitting youngsters to drive; "Children of 14 or 15 can drive in some states, but they don't have the maturity to drive care- fully. "Children aren't allowed to carry weapons, but what more dangerous weapon is there than e ton Or two of steel under the a control of a child who can hurtle, along at a high speed simply by pressing his foot clown?" He favors a nation-wide mini- mum age of 18 for drivers. Markel supports the work of the National Committee on Uni- form Traffic Laws and Ordin- ances, a group which resulted from a White house conference on highway safety. But he would go beyond the group's method which is encouraging voluntary passage of uniform laws. Ile fa- vors federal legislation forcing states to adopt a uniform coda He wants to tie the code to the big federal road building program and have it adminis- tered by a Highway Safety Divi- sion within the . Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Creation of such an agency is proposed in a bill sponsored by Sen. Lyndon Johnson (D. -Tex.).? , A little more than half of the uniform code recommendations of the NCUTLO have been made into laws by the states. Based on his work with truck- ing firms, which includes the rigid . enforcement of uniform safety rules. Markel believes the only solution to cutting the na- tion's traffic toll is federal legis- lation to force a uniform code on the states. "Anything short of that is a farce," he claims. One of Markel's contributions to traffic safety is a special cam- era mounted on car which takes pictures of driving violations. The speed of the offending car and the time of day automatical- ly show on the picture. He uses the device to keep the drivers of his trucking clients in line. Periodic physical exams and an absolute maximum of 45 mph are among the rules he enforces on his clients. He has their acci- dent rate down to half of that for general commercial vehicles, He thinks 60 mph is a safe maximum speed for passenger cars on a two-lane road, with 60 mph as the maximum on turn- pikes. He also thinks that there should be a minimum of 40 mph enforced on highways and that the maximum driving age is 65. He would have persons over 65 get yearly permission from a physician to continue driving. I0OTd;NTIAL MILER IN ACTION: In these sequence photos the Mar:ei Safety Camera captures a perfect example of how NOT to psss another car (1) crossing double white line, (2) pass- ing on u 1101 and (3) passing on a curve. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACaoss oOly '1"' n fi Tpaint within 9. mart of a plat' 82. Expanse SR. Substantive 14. Dept. in Prance 1:. Saucy 10. Weight. 17 i'tock lugs (A. Troplcal hh•d 18, ('ea eagle 20 hater 91 Hunting e Pailitinn 23 l eaves. of a r cella 24 Pillaged 2(1English river - 27. Disguise 20 .Tanner Foreman S2Prayer SS Dress. 0G Defame 07 Determine 41 Goddess of Treace 40 top aviator 4S Pronoun 84 11Tt lake 41 ( nmtot inn 40)0.1 n AT. (.row old 4S Robyn' 40 Clod ret voe8 [.o. Conducted, Vi1.Egypt. singing C41.-1 $5. Nothing 1...) 7116 6 Midday 29 Out 1. Winet'ask 31. Wager 8. Forward 22, Malt drinl: 9. Alligator pear 24. Female ruff 10. Palaces 20. Tavern 7t.Locks. of. hair 25. word of 11. head covering comfort 1?0'4S'\ 19..Age - ID La.-.ar 20. Nourished 40. Obliterate 1. Or. perish 22. Inquire 42. Husband o! priests 23. Optical lave 2. P.oxingring, instrument 45, Everything;t. Tine cross 2?. Outfit 40. Eccentric stroke 27. Pert. In Part 4, Weld a sesclo,, marriage 48. Samarium 6. Complienl nil 20 Vann sv m1701 i'6nswer elsewhere on this page. ' .HIGH ON THE HOG -That's the way this puppy's living. The pup's grabbing a free ride doesn't bother 'Blue Boy", ct hefty porker. He just keeps rooting up dinner while puppy "hams it up". DIE FARM FRONT •, JokuQuudi. Care in the handling of herbi- cides cannot be over emphasiz- ed, and. with a new growing season at hand, the Field Crops Branch of the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture sends you a reminder of the damage that may be caused by careless han- dling of substances that when properly used, can be of inesti- mable value to agriculture. * n s Through the use of 2,4-D; 2,4,5-T and other herbicides, weeds can now be more easily, more efficiently and more econo- mically destroyed than ever be- fore; but care must be exercised in their use or they can become weapons of destruction. When handling herbicides, be sure to protect the eyes and avoid in- haling the chemicals. Prolonged exposure of the skin should also bpavoided. When the herbicide ialabeled "poisonous" special precautions should be taken. 4, -4 d When using 2,4-D or related chemicals, such as 2,4,5-T, spray if possible on a calm day and always against the wind, keep- ing the sprayer nozzle as close to the weeds as possible. Care- less spraying, particularly with high volatile types of 2,4-D can result in considerable drift da- mage to susceptible crops such as grapes, tomatoes, tobacco, sugar beets, beans, carrots, tur- nips, cauliflower and fruit trees. x a 4. A special sprayer should be kept for herbicides only as the chemicals are difficult to remove from the sprayer and traces of them in other solutions can da- mage' susceptible crops. * * w 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T should not be stored with fertilizers, insec- ticides and fungicides because these materials may become con- taminated'from leaky containers or from accidents in handling. Great care must be taken to avoid 2,4-D damage in green- houses. 2,4-D should never be stored in potting sheds or used around greenhouses, cold frames or hot beds as spray drift or vapor may enter through green- house ventilators and destroy valuable plants. * a * Soduim chlorate is one of the, older but very excellent weed killers. It is however, piosonous to livestock, constitutes a seri- ous fire hazard and is corrosive to equipment. Atlacide and Erco- tide are trade names for sodium chlorate with a fire retardant added. Do not smoke or light matches while using sodium chlorate or allow stock to pas- ture in a field for three months after its use. Great Horned wi Kills Own Kin Next to the eagle the great horned owl is the largest and most powerful bird of prey. It is the only owl conceded by game men to do more harm than it does good. As a species, the horned owl ranges over all of North Ameri- ca. Other races of this species are found in Central and South America. It is a elommon resi- dent and nester in all parts of the United States. 'The diet of the great -horn is unlike that of other owls," says Charles Handley, game chief for the West Virginia Con- servation Commission. "The mainstay of most owls is rodents while for this owl it is game birds and animals." But no bird or animal is al] bad andthefact that the great -horned owl will also kill a crow, rat, cat or weasel bails it out of the "kill on sight" class. Perhaps the most unusual item about this bird is his fondness of skunks. He will attack them and eat them readily whenever they are found. And it is a rare case when a killed great -horn doesn't radiate the foul odors of the skunk. Dangerous Killer The great -horn will kill his Own kin or any owl he chances upon, but in turn he is attacked by crows, jays, hawks and near- ly every farmer or sportsman who is carrying a gun. While this most powerful of the owls is still found in every state of the U.S.A., he is un- doubtedly declining in numbers, Handley believes. With the wholesale -persecution by people the number could not help but dwindle. If every hunter knew one owl from another, Handley said, the killing of the great -horn would undoubtedly be beneficial to both game and poultry. But since most owls killed are_ ac- tually beneficial birds which eat mostly mice, rats and insects, people would be served better if no owls were shot, except those actually found damaging poultry. The great -horned owls in late winter are diligent in the task of incubation, however, and will sit out the storms and cold weather. Two to five dull white eggs are laid, usually in an abandoned. hawk or crow's nest or in a hol- low tree. New feathers plucked from the owl's own body may be, added to the nest. The young owls are hatched in about four weeks; they spend six weeks in the nest and on surrounding branches. About May the young will take to fly- ing for the first time. They are powerful and are too dangerous to be trusted as pets. The Great horned owl is a night -time feeder, and prowls the airways from twilight tq dawn. It is capable of killing a turkey, at least under game farm conditions. Freshly stocked wild turkey poults and wing -clipped, breeding hens are most often preyed upon. No record of its killing a full-grown wild turkey is known. Handley admits that "from a game management viewpoint, the great -horn is the only owl whose food habits indicate it is more detrimental than beneficial to humans. While the game men admit under certain conditions the big owl should be controlled, extermination is not recom- mended. The owl's ability to control skunks, rats, and crows is certainly in its favor. Keep 'their numbers 'down, but keep a few of them around and both game and people will benefit, Handley 'recommended. Olaf Shires Bell Goes To Haiifax Shipwrights on a Cunard pier in Montreal recently crated for dispatch to Halifax, N.S., the gleaming brass bell which for 33 years sounded the passing hours in the liner Ascania. The former Cunarder sailed from Montreal last November on her final crossing of the Atlantic and shortly after arriving in England she was broken up, Re- turned to Montreal recently, the old bell is thelast visible re- minder of the Ascania, The Cunard Lines presenting the Ascania's bell to the Mari- time Museum of Canada at Hali- fax last resting place of many another mellowed memento from bygone Cunarders. Haligonians have a warm spot in their hearts, as well as in their nautical museum, for sou- venirs from Cunard liners for it was a citizen of this breeze - swept port who founded the 'Line' 117 years ago. On July 4, 1840, Samuel Cun- ard, Halifax merchant and ship- owner, sailed from Liverpool for Halifax and Boston in the little paddle steamer Britannia to introduce regular passenger and mail service between the Old World and the New. - Before long. the Ascania's old bell will be ringing in the mu- seum in Halifax, the city to - which it owes its origin. SENIOR HEAVYWEIGHT Alder people who are over- weight are more susceptible to such conditions as cancer, dia- betes, high blood pressure and deterioration of blood vessels than those who are normal or a litttle underweight for their height, bone structure, age, and sex. In addition, the heavy- weight is less able to climb hills and stairs than the thinner per- son. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking ©0©© : ©©1k f©E ®©Eli E©h© ©1'A MERIN E10...01001 ©©©' ©0© ©©©DI1 EMBEE. ©©qo©o ©©L7®'' '= MOM ©©o d©©oki ©E©F©M: m©C%©w© ®©ik i ©©© i `II L1 g@OM I[©' ©M©i 011'11�, ©©0© EM ' ©E&1s* EM yip:©©MM UNDL�SsON By Rev. R. Barclay Warren B.A.,. B.D. Caleb, Man of Faith and Cour- age. Numbers 14: 6-9a; Joshua 14: 6-14. Memory Selection: Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly, fall: but they that wait upon the LORD - shall renew their_ strength Isaiah 40: 30-31 The word "fear" is being used much more of late years. The doctor often says to his patient: "Is something . bothering you Mrs. Jones? Are you fearful about something? Are you wor- ried?" Fear and worry are not exactly the same but they are closely related. They can cause 5 lot of'trouble. When the twelve men returned from spying out the land, ten were possessed with fear and two with courage. The influence of the fearful prevailed. "And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and - the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and lel us return into Egypt." Caleb and Joshua did their best to inspire courage. Caleb said, "Let us 90 up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it." Joshua said, "If the LORD de- light in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it to us; - neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not." But the people were so discouraged that they prepared to stone these men of faith. What were the results? The ten fearful men and all over twenty years of age who heeded them wandered in the wilderness un- til all had died. Only Joshua and Caleb, men of courage, entered the good land forty years later. When they had entered the land under Joshua's leadership Caleb claimed his inheritanceesp The area he had spied out wall inhabited by fierce men. But Caleb's strength and cour,age had not abated. lie said, "If so be the Lord will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said." And he did. Do you need courage? Remem- ber, "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength." I have proved it many times. EGG -CENTRICITY - A new wrinkle in the art of egg laying is admired by Mrs. Roy Cott who holds a peanut-shaped specimen. The freak egg was sent to her by her mother, Mrs. E R. Dixon, Kan., who got it from the nest of a white Ieghorn hen. 1�>�\\�\\\Q\���� • DUCKY PARADE -- Waddling across the road in single-minded style, this duck detachment takes over the right of way in Denver's City Park, much to the annoyance of local motorists. Heading for a clip in the deep, the feathered flock was obviously convinced that the water was a little blu4es<'s the lake on the other side. 3 4 x• ; 5- 6 1 e •'7444 9 10 n 17. � }.•13 q . •. .i 14 19 x;16 . - e� ,hyl7 1D "19 Wa 21 12 `...., r2 2-6 f : 24 85 .}< 26 27 28 29� ..�"' 30 y, 3l 033 Ns.e 'e s9•... 3s 06 'ay y 42. a5 .f0. ••-.. 46. ;•: y. 6 47 + 40 - - t 49 'sv ±,,' .:10•I 51 • ...se i'6nswer elsewhere on this page. ' .HIGH ON THE HOG -That's the way this puppy's living. The pup's grabbing a free ride doesn't bother 'Blue Boy", ct hefty porker. He just keeps rooting up dinner while puppy "hams it up". DIE FARM FRONT •, JokuQuudi. Care in the handling of herbi- cides cannot be over emphasiz- ed, and. with a new growing season at hand, the Field Crops Branch of the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture sends you a reminder of the damage that may be caused by careless han- dling of substances that when properly used, can be of inesti- mable value to agriculture. * n s Through the use of 2,4-D; 2,4,5-T and other herbicides, weeds can now be more easily, more efficiently and more econo- mically destroyed than ever be- fore; but care must be exercised in their use or they can become weapons of destruction. When handling herbicides, be sure to protect the eyes and avoid in- haling the chemicals. Prolonged exposure of the skin should also bpavoided. When the herbicide ialabeled "poisonous" special precautions should be taken. 4, -4 d When using 2,4-D or related chemicals, such as 2,4,5-T, spray if possible on a calm day and always against the wind, keep- ing the sprayer nozzle as close to the weeds as possible. Care- less spraying, particularly with high volatile types of 2,4-D can result in considerable drift da- mage to susceptible crops such as grapes, tomatoes, tobacco, sugar beets, beans, carrots, tur- nips, cauliflower and fruit trees. x a 4. A special sprayer should be kept for herbicides only as the chemicals are difficult to remove from the sprayer and traces of them in other solutions can da- mage' susceptible crops. * * w 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T should not be stored with fertilizers, insec- ticides and fungicides because these materials may become con- taminated'from leaky containers or from accidents in handling. Great care must be taken to avoid 2,4-D damage in green- houses. 2,4-D should never be stored in potting sheds or used around greenhouses, cold frames or hot beds as spray drift or vapor may enter through green- house ventilators and destroy valuable plants. * a * Soduim chlorate is one of the, older but very excellent weed killers. It is however, piosonous to livestock, constitutes a seri- ous fire hazard and is corrosive to equipment. Atlacide and Erco- tide are trade names for sodium chlorate with a fire retardant added. Do not smoke or light matches while using sodium chlorate or allow stock to pas- ture in a field for three months after its use. Great Horned wi Kills Own Kin Next to the eagle the great horned owl is the largest and most powerful bird of prey. It is the only owl conceded by game men to do more harm than it does good. As a species, the horned owl ranges over all of North Ameri- ca. Other races of this species are found in Central and South America. It is a elommon resi- dent and nester in all parts of the United States. 'The diet of the great -horn is unlike that of other owls," says Charles Handley, game chief for the West Virginia Con- servation Commission. "The mainstay of most owls is rodents while for this owl it is game birds and animals." But no bird or animal is al] bad andthefact that the great -horned owl will also kill a crow, rat, cat or weasel bails it out of the "kill on sight" class. Perhaps the most unusual item about this bird is his fondness of skunks. He will attack them and eat them readily whenever they are found. And it is a rare case when a killed great -horn doesn't radiate the foul odors of the skunk. Dangerous Killer The great -horn will kill his Own kin or any owl he chances upon, but in turn he is attacked by crows, jays, hawks and near- ly every farmer or sportsman who is carrying a gun. While this most powerful of the owls is still found in every state of the U.S.A., he is un- doubtedly declining in numbers, Handley believes. With the wholesale -persecution by people the number could not help but dwindle. If every hunter knew one owl from another, Handley said, the killing of the great -horn would undoubtedly be beneficial to both game and poultry. But since most owls killed are_ ac- tually beneficial birds which eat mostly mice, rats and insects, people would be served better if no owls were shot, except those actually found damaging poultry. The great -horned owls in late winter are diligent in the task of incubation, however, and will sit out the storms and cold weather. Two to five dull white eggs are laid, usually in an abandoned. hawk or crow's nest or in a hol- low tree. New feathers plucked from the owl's own body may be, added to the nest. The young owls are hatched in about four weeks; they spend six weeks in the nest and on surrounding branches. About May the young will take to fly- ing for the first time. They are powerful and are too dangerous to be trusted as pets. The Great horned owl is a night -time feeder, and prowls the airways from twilight tq dawn. It is capable of killing a turkey, at least under game farm conditions. Freshly stocked wild turkey poults and wing -clipped, breeding hens are most often preyed upon. No record of its killing a full-grown wild turkey is known. Handley admits that "from a game management viewpoint, the great -horn is the only owl whose food habits indicate it is more detrimental than beneficial to humans. While the game men admit under certain conditions the big owl should be controlled, extermination is not recom- mended. The owl's ability to control skunks, rats, and crows is certainly in its favor. Keep 'their numbers 'down, but keep a few of them around and both game and people will benefit, Handley 'recommended. Olaf Shires Bell Goes To Haiifax Shipwrights on a Cunard pier in Montreal recently crated for dispatch to Halifax, N.S., the gleaming brass bell which for 33 years sounded the passing hours in the liner Ascania. The former Cunarder sailed from Montreal last November on her final crossing of the Atlantic and shortly after arriving in England she was broken up, Re- turned to Montreal recently, the old bell is thelast visible re- minder of the Ascania, The Cunard Lines presenting the Ascania's bell to the Mari- time Museum of Canada at Hali- fax last resting place of many another mellowed memento from bygone Cunarders. Haligonians have a warm spot in their hearts, as well as in their nautical museum, for sou- venirs from Cunard liners for it was a citizen of this breeze - swept port who founded the 'Line' 117 years ago. On July 4, 1840, Samuel Cun- ard, Halifax merchant and ship- owner, sailed from Liverpool for Halifax and Boston in the little paddle steamer Britannia to introduce regular passenger and mail service between the Old World and the New. - Before long. the Ascania's old bell will be ringing in the mu- seum in Halifax, the city to - which it owes its origin. SENIOR HEAVYWEIGHT Alder people who are over- weight are more susceptible to such conditions as cancer, dia- betes, high blood pressure and deterioration of blood vessels than those who are normal or a litttle underweight for their height, bone structure, age, and sex. In addition, the heavy- weight is less able to climb hills and stairs than the thinner per- son. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking ©0©© : ©©1k f©E ®©Eli E©h© ©1'A MERIN E10...01001 ©©©' ©0© ©©©DI1 EMBEE. ©©qo©o ©©L7®'' '= MOM ©©o d©©oki ©E©F©M: m©C%©w© ®©ik i ©©© i `II L1 g@OM I[©' ©M©i 011'11�, ©©0© EM ' ©E&1s* EM yip:©©MM UNDL�SsON By Rev. R. Barclay Warren B.A.,. B.D. Caleb, Man of Faith and Cour- age. Numbers 14: 6-9a; Joshua 14: 6-14. Memory Selection: Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly, fall: but they that wait upon the LORD - shall renew their_ strength Isaiah 40: 30-31 The word "fear" is being used much more of late years. The doctor often says to his patient: "Is something . bothering you Mrs. Jones? Are you fearful about something? Are you wor- ried?" Fear and worry are not exactly the same but they are closely related. They can cause 5 lot of'trouble. When the twelve men returned from spying out the land, ten were possessed with fear and two with courage. The influence of the fearful prevailed. "And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and - the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and lel us return into Egypt." Caleb and Joshua did their best to inspire courage. Caleb said, "Let us 90 up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it." Joshua said, "If the LORD de- light in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it to us; - neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not." But the people were so discouraged that they prepared to stone these men of faith. What were the results? The ten fearful men and all over twenty years of age who heeded them wandered in the wilderness un- til all had died. Only Joshua and Caleb, men of courage, entered the good land forty years later. When they had entered the land under Joshua's leadership Caleb claimed his inheritanceesp The area he had spied out wall inhabited by fierce men. But Caleb's strength and cour,age had not abated. lie said, "If so be the Lord will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the Lord said." And he did. Do you need courage? Remem- ber, "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength." I have proved it many times. EGG -CENTRICITY - A new wrinkle in the art of egg laying is admired by Mrs. Roy Cott who holds a peanut-shaped specimen. The freak egg was sent to her by her mother, Mrs. E R. Dixon, Kan., who got it from the nest of a white Ieghorn hen. 1�>�\\�\\\Q\���� • DUCKY PARADE -- Waddling across the road in single-minded style, this duck detachment takes over the right of way in Denver's City Park, much to the annoyance of local motorists. Heading for a clip in the deep, the feathered flock was obviously convinced that the water was a little blu4es<'s the lake on the other side.