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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1961-06-22, Page 6New Wily To Teach Salve Driving A San Francisco safety engi- neer has perfected .a graphic pew method of teaching motor - lets how to drive Wetly. Millard W, Peterson "shad - pees" accident -proof professional eriyers in a helicopter and then titles a movie camera that ltor- elly catches theta in the act of keeping out of trouble, Detroit automotive firms and several insurance companies are ,studying Mr. Peterson's visual system of teaching safe driving 'by demonstrating and adopting proved techniques under all road conditions as practiced success- fully by truck drivers and bus operators with years of uninter- rupted safety records, Mr, Peterson's -teaching meth- od reverses the negative Madi- son Avenue campaign to "scare" motorists into sat e driving through billboards that depict lurid highway crashes and by such grim roadside reminders as simulated tombstones and dis- plays of wrecked cars, "If you want to teach anyone how to play golf, there's no bet- ter way than watching some pro like Sammy Snead tee off and hit a perfect drive straight down the middle of the fairway," argues Mr. Peterson, "Y o u wouldn't waste time taking movies of some duffer slicing off into the rough." The San Francisco safety ex- pert xpert contends that professionals who have been driving for years without an accident aren't juei lucky, "Very often," he says, "they seem to operate their trucks or buses instinctively, and their methods of success are not easily transmitted to others in spite of the great amount of literature on the subject." If some Greyhound pilot with a tow el safety medals on his jacket can't explain what makes him a safe, on-time driver, nor some grizzled driver of a mon- strous highway trailer rig who drives night and day in all kinds of weather tvithout even denting a number plate, Mr. Peterson says the next best thing to sit- ting behind the windshield with him is to shadow hint from the air. The expert has produced a 12 - minute documentary film, corn- plete with color and expository sound track, which gives viewers a bird's-eye idea of an old pro's •tiffortless safety rhythm through Ate evening city traffic rush and e open interurban highway, ites Harlan Trott in the Chris - n Science Monitor, The Peterson safety film is nese Plainly Perfect IPRINTED PATTERN Cut a beautiful figure — it's EASY with this shapely sheath. Curved -on -high seaming accents midriff., simple neckline "loves" strands of glittering jewels, Choose shantung, cotton, linen, Printed Pattern 4663: Misses' Sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18. Size 16 takes les yards 45 -inch fabric, Sand FORTY CENTS, (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern. Please print plainly S 1 Z E. NAME, ADDRESS, STYE NUMBER, Send order to ANNE ADAMS, Box 1, 123 Eighteenth Se, New Toronto, Ont, ANNOUNCING the biggest fashion show of Spring -Summer, 1961—pages, pages, pages of pat- terns in our new Color Catalog just out) Hurry, send 350 nowt ISSUE '14 — 1081 en entitled "On Target," and ap- propriately enough, the "wale's - me" driver's rig has a target painted on the roof so that the aerial camera can keep visual contact with him as he threads his way smoothly and unevent- fully through the stream :of traffic, It's fun to watch tate old smoothie on Mr. Peterson's 143 - minute who-dunit-right visual trainer. The safety' engineer's running interpolation introduces a new safety terminology, One of the basic principles of safe driving which roust be ob- served and which . the Peterson "on target" method illustrates is to maintain a "safe ,space 'cushion" around the vehicle at all times—no ,natter how fast or how slow the traffic flow. You see the old pro effortlessly keeping the same safe distance front the vehicle iii, front or in back of hint. The sound track imparts a good many practical wrinkles in highway navigation such as when the unruffled but wary pro begins to pass a vehicle but detects its left front wheel begin to angle in toward his lane, and so discreetly drops back and lets the out -turning driver clear out of the way. Young Bottoms Not To Be Tanned Lord Chief Justice Hugh Lister Parker — normally a mild-man- nered man — had fire lie his eyes. Rising from the front benches in the House of Lords one evening recently, he looked acroes at the Lard Chancellor, Lord Kilmuir, who was wearing a black tail -coat, knee-length silk hose, and buckled shoes, In exactly 90 seconds the Lord Chief Justice made it clear that in his opinion — bhe weightiest in all British law circles — the government was talking non- sense. What riled Justice Parker was the government's opposition to "beating a boy with a birch," Appalled by the juvenile crimes of violence in Britain, Lord Fer- rers had offered an amendment to the 1960 Criminal Justice Bill permitting magistrates to order the cane for second offenders up to the age of 17, But the govern- ment opposed tine amendment on the ground that young criminals can be more effectively dealt with at psychiatric training cen- tres. "How squeamish," growled the Lord Chief Justice. His face reddening under his wig, Lord Kilmuir snapped back that the government's policy was a sound ane, based on detailed studies. "Is it to go out from the House of Lords," he asked, "that our young people require a punishment which no other E u r op e a n country believes should be given to young. people? That would be an astounding de- cision." These opposing him recalled that canings hadn't shattered their young lives. "Fabler used to beset about the number of times he had been beaten at Eton," Lord Raglan recalled. "But it was obvious the punish- ment was not a deterrent or fa- ther would not have kept conning back for it." Lard Ferrers gave facts and figures: In 1938, he said, there were only 2,721 crimes of violence in Britain; in 1949 (after the abolishment of corporal punishment) there were 5,235. By 1959 the figures had risen to 13,876, "Terrifying." his lordship said. The majority, however, agreed by 88 to 31 that ,return to cor- poral punishment would "set Bribate back 100 years."'As Lord Stoneham put' it: "You can't Improve people's minds by bang- ing their bottoms." Modern Etiquette By Anne Ashley Q. Is it proper for a girl to give her fiance a robe for his birthday? A. Since he is her husband - to -be, this is entirely proper Q. How many salt and pepper shakers are proper for the din- ner table? A. The mast convenient place- ment is a pair at every other plate. Q. When writing a thank -you mite to a relative who has sent a cheque as a birthday gift, is 0110 required to mention how the money wilt be used? A. While this isnot exactly required, it still is a nice thing to do and seems to indicate a more genuine pleasure over the gift, Q. Do you consider it in good taste to write a social letter with a lead pencil? A, It is mach better to avoid this, Q. When hors d'oeuvre's are served on picks, should they be eaten from the picks, or rentov'. ed and eaten with the finger8? A. 'You should use the pick for conveying bhe morsel to .your mouth. DESERT FOX — American Gir! Scouts in Saudi Arabia get some pointers on the ways of the desert from Saud ibn Fand Gehtani, Who knows the desert like the palm of his hand, Joan Uhl, left, and Karen Ferguson, live in Dhahran, where their fathers aro connected with the Arabian American 011 Co, HRONICLES IINGERFARM GuzMol[�e D. ClezLe What a frustrating spring this has been — especially for home , gardeners. Warm weabher for two days, then cold winds, rain or snow, depending on where you live — and always the dan- ger of frost. And yet in spite of the changeable weather growth, although slow, has been steady. Last week, for instance, from our windrows we had a clear view in every direction, This Week we get only a fleeting glimpse of movement through the trees. One thing is certain, it has been good weebhee for getting new trees and shrubs well established. What we bought from the nursery, and the small trees Partner trans- planted a few weeks ago, are all doing well. It might have been a different story had we had 'a spell of hat, dry weather. So you see there are always two sides to every problem, even in nature. Two sides to a problem why do we always say "two sides?" In my experience most problems have four or six sides, especially in family affairs, so- cial or organizational activities, Why? Because everyone is so busy. In spite of shorter work- ing hours and a five-day week most people have far less time to take on extra work than they hied a few years ago. What .is the reason? Is it that we get involved with too many inter- ests, promise more than we can manage, ex is it the natural stress of modern life? It is hard to find the right answer but I am sure in many instances that have come to my attention the parties involved are heading for trouble unless they somehow manage to curtail their activities. This has been brought home to me quite forcibly during the last few days as I have taken over the sewing convenerehip of one small section of our community to work for our local hospital. I was given enough -sewing to accommodate about t w emn t y workers — it was mostly babies' gowns and triangular bandages. I aocepted the convenership quite wlhlingly without anticipat- ing any trouble. But when I tried placing the work I really got an eye-opener! There seem- ed about a dozen reasons why the women I contacted couldn't undertake .the work. A few con- fessed to little knowledge of sewing — all they could.do was ordinary mending and darning. Or bhe children had been sick off and on for weeks and they were away behind with their own work. Or what with church work, Guides, or Home and School 'activities, they had all they could handle. Same also spent an evening or two every week bowling, swimming, play- ing bridge or going to evening classes of some kind. Others gave no specific reason for not helping but simply said they had no spare time at all. Now, would you like bo know who did agree to do some of the sewing? Well, 1'11 tell you. One was a young married wom- "There's a comedian in every family ... This one ie my husband," an who works away from huine from eight until four. She keeps e spotless house ancle spends a. lot of tittle in the garden, But she said— "Yes, sure I'ii do some sewing for you. Bring me a dozen of the gowns!" Another willing worker is .a lady close .on eighty, "My eyesight .isn't too good but I think' I can manage six gowns." Still anther, always busy, with ahur'oh' work, offered to do a dozen.. A few agreed to hem bandages . - "that's nice, easy work." But as I have 46 gowns and six dozen bandages that leaves me with a lot of un- placed work. Yesterday In des- peration I sat down and made six gowns myself and expect to, do more, I'll never have the nerve to hand bhe sewing back unfinished, That, I feel, would be a reflection upon the women of our community. Yet I ata not really. blaming them.' Mothers of today are busy, there isn't a doubt about it, But sometimes I feel we have our sense of values a -trifle nixed. If we feel harassed and over- worked isn't it time to take stock of our aobivities and figure just what we are doing with our time and whether we are using it to the best advantage? Get to the bottom of why we are so busy. Are we too fussy about the house? Do we spend too much time on the telephone, watching television or reading? Have we gat away from good, plain living?Instead do we con- coct fancy dishes that take up bon much time and energy? Only you oan answer these questions as they concern your- self — and then only if you are honest with yourself. And now,: I must confess, 1 too, need to do a little soul searching, I, boo, find I am a little too busy for my awn peace of mind. I would like to be one of those women who has time foe everything, And believe it or not, there are such women— unhurried, well -adjusted and with a serenity of purpose that can acconvplish miracles. With them it is more a matter of tem- perament than anything else. In- cidentally I was interrupted in my typingjust now by a tele- phone call frau our daughter. During the course of conversa- tion she said — "By the way, Mother, don't forget there are three little boys here ,who wilt steed six pairs of homeinadie pyjamas in the tall!" I guess I'd better start on bhat, soul -search- ing right away. Dog Trapped Six Weeks - Yet Lived While chasing a fox in Corn- wall recently a cross -bred alsa- tian named Rebel disappeared. Days and weeks went by, 'and then a farm -worker happened to look down the disused shaft of a tin mine. He saw Rebel crouch- ed on a ledge thirty feet below. The'dog was rescued by a fire- man—alive. Yet he had been there for twenty-four days with no food. Presumably there was enough moisture in the shaft to keep him going. It's wonderful what hardships dogs can endure — and live. Scruffy, a rough -haired mongrel terrier, was accidently locked in a South Wales garage. It was forty-three days before the ga- rage was opened and the animal discovered. How had he survived? Possi- bly by eating insects and an oc- casional mouse, and by lapping rain -water which seeped under the door. An unpleasant experience be- fell Lassie, a small collie, in Suffolk. She went out rabbiting and never returned. A week later a man heard muffled barks, and traced them to a giant oak. Lassie was! - side the hollow trunk, hied by some means reached: a ledge fif- teen feet up and was afraid to j.utnp down, ''Shewas quite lively when we found her, and seemed to have suffered no ill effects," said an R,S,P.C.A. inspeetor, Another R,S,P,C,A. man made a similar remark' about Patch, a mongrel which had been trapped in a disused water -main its Lan- cashire, The dog's" frightening ordeal lasted thirty hours, Several mete worked all night with a bull- dozer and a mechanical digger; and scooped away eighty tons of earth before Fatah was extri- cated, From France comes another remarkable missing -dog story. When Chouqui, the faithful two- year-old alsatian of farmer Mi- chel Andre disappeared from the snowbound farm at Nantua, his master searched everywhere. After three days he gave up the quest : as hopeless, and resigned himself to the loss of the dog. But though Chouqui had disap- peared, he was only a few yards from the farmhouse. He had been buried under a heay fall of snow from the roof, A week later farrier Andre was in his yard when he was astonished tosee two black paws and a muzzle appear from a vast mass of snow, And slowly Chouqui emerged, The dog had been buried for seven days and had slowly and systematically tunnelled nine feet through densely packed snow to freedom. Married bliss is over when her girlfriends tell her she could have done better. Cross -Stitch Art rtaurt a Y Y kegs As handsome as sporting prints! Frame this thoroughbred pair—they fit into any room. Swift embroidery—these beau- tiful horses are done in easy cross-stitch in rich natural colors. Pattern 951: two 81/2 x 16 -inch trahsfers; color schemes. Send THIRTY-FIVE CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern to Laura Wheeler, Box - 1, 123 Eighteenth "St,, New Tor- onto, Ont. Print plainly PAT-' TERN NUMBER your NAME and ADDRESS. JUST OFF THE PRESS! Send now for our exciting, new 1961 Needlecraft Catalog. Over 125 'designs to crochet, knit, sew, embroider, quilt, weave — fast- i o n s, homefurnishings, t o y s, gifts, bazaar hits. Plus FREE — instructions for -six smart veil caps. Hurry, send 25¢ now! U.S. FIRST LADY'S GOWNS FOR EUROPE — Mrs. Kennedy's Wardrobe for her visit abroad includedthese creations by designer Oleg Cassini, At left is gown she wore at the dinner at the Versailles Chateau, It is a pink and wh%'e straw lace, with scalloped detail at edge of 1ateau nee if ft and hem. Second gown for dinner with DeGaulle's at Elysee Palace, is a one - shouldered dress with back panel from the side, featuring white organza over yellow organza. !text is tb turquoise and white plaid sheer' w-ol dress. At right It pale turc!uoise lightweight woolen coat,