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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1949-06-09, Page 3THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1949 THE SEAFORTH NEWS HIGHEST CASH PRICES for DEAD STOCK HORSES 2.50 each CATTLE .2,50 each HOGS '.50 per cwt. According to size and. condition CALL COLLECT SEAFORTH 15 DARLING & CO. OF CANADA LTD. Wool Wanted ALL WOOL SHIPPED TO JACKSON'S IS GRADED SEAFORTH, AND FULL SETTLEMENT IS MADE PROM THERE H. M. Jackson Seaforth Phone SW & 3J Teddy Howell Addresses S. S. Speaking ti Northside 'United Church Sunday School, Teddy Howell, said: Ladies :and Gentlemen. I -would like to speak to you for a few mihutes todayon the subject of "Drink- ing and Driving." Now, drinking and driving don't mix, they just don't mix. If you drive, don't drink, if you drink,''don'tdrive. Authorities recom- mend that you drive and don't drink, but as a secondary choice, if you find yourself in the clutches of a bad habit, and are too weak to get out, that is, if you •must drink, don't drive. A driver who has been drink- ing endangers not only himself, but many other motorists and pedestri- ans, as Mr, Frank G. Morris, -Pres. of the Standard Surety and Casualty Co. of New York City says; "I re- gard the greatest enemy .to the safety of highway traffic to be the automobile driver who operates while in the glow of cocktails and other strong drinks." Take for example the case of Joe Smith. It was a warm, clear, autumn day, and Joe was on his way home. He had driven about 70 miles so far and when he reached Adamsville he Good Strong Men Wanted TO WORK IN FLOUR MILL Apply to Excellence Flour. Mills SEAFORTH thought he'd take a little drink. He only had four glasses of beer, and he though he wasn't drunk, because be had only had a little bit, but the fact is, that he was di:unk enough to impair his vision and slow his re- flexes. Now this has been proved and yet drivers continue to take a drink or two; which may cost some- body's life. As he . continued his journey, a feeling of remoteness from the outside world, and a sense of+, being cosily wrapped in his own pleasant thoughts came over him. Going around a curve in the road at a fast speed, he didn't take it quite sharp enough, and leaving his own' side of the road, went on to the other side where another car was coming. The driver of this car being alert, quick and free from the influence of alcohol, applied his brakes and turned from the path of Joe's car. He averted a headon collision, but Joe's car rammed into the side, injuring 'a woman passenger .in the back seat. Joe suffered a few minor cuts and bruises. The police were soon there,. When a police officer arrives on the scene of a motor accident, one of the first things he should do is find out whether any of those involved had been drinking. Now, how is he go- ing to do this? There are three tests that can be used. One of these is ,the breath test. For this he should have an ordinary rubber balloon with him. The suspected person blows up the balloon. The breath is then test- ed with a drunkometer, or may be analyzed in the laboratory. This test is popular because of its eon- venience and simplicity and it is easily given at the scene of an acci- dent by a trained police officer. The second test is the blood test, and while it is the most accurate of all, a physician or technician is re- quired. Also, this; test cannot be given without the consent of the suspected person. In the United States the most widely used test is the urine test. It is fairly accurate, is not as much trouble as the blood test, and it too can be given by a trained. officer.. There is one more test, the saliva test, but this has not been employed. The National Safety Council and the American Medical Association have recommended a standard by which to convict or ex- onerate a defendant. The standard is: 1% drops of alcohol per 1,000 drops of blood is certain evidence, 1 drop is less certain evidence, while ?/ drop is not evidence. However, sldlls of some persons are impaired with 1/5 drop oll alcohol per 1,000 drops of blood. When Joe's case came up he testified that he had had four and Peter and Joan PARDON our pointing ... with pride. But it's an event when the number of bank workers passes the 40,000 mark — as it did last year. That's 65% more than before the war. It's an event, first, because it shows the increased use of Canadian bank services . • . More deposit accounts: now over seven million. More funds: customers' deposits now reach nearly seven billion dollars. More services: to farmers; to personal and small-business borrowers; to war pensioners; to people receiving Family Allowances. It's an event,too, because of the kind of men and women who have joined our ranks. Eager to get ahead, they are finding in banking an interesting job, a challenging career. They can tell you how important privacy in banking is to the Canadian way of doing things. Going fo your bank is not like having fo deal with a slate bureau—but' that's how it would be under state monopoly. SPONSORED BY YOUR BANK • glasses of beer the afternoon of the accident. Ho also; said •that he was not drunk, but this was not accepted by the Court. He was found guilty of drank driving and given a jail sent- ence of ten days, Ten days, for tak- ing a drink of his own free will; crashing into and damaging' another person's car, and being responsible for serious back and neck injuries to an innocent woman. But a judge in Ohio has a differ- ent opinion, of the kind of sentence that should be given to drunk driv- ers. A young man in Ohio drank some liquor and had an automobile accident,in which a husband, father of two children, was • killed. The judge found the youthguilty of manslaughter, and. gave him a choice of two things: either he could go to jail for an indeterminate sentence, or he could be left free to work if he would; (first) pay $1,000 hospital and funeral expenses; (second) pay $1Q per month for damage to the, ear of the dead man, meeting the ex- pense in full; (third) pay; $30 per month for the support of each of the children of the dead man; This last stipulation ($00.00 per month) to run for fifteen years. We must commend the wisdom of this judge. We would have less drunk driving if we could have more sentences which damage. make the drinker pay for the. Here are some typical Ont. news- paper headings. "Driver of Death Truck Drinking, says Analyst, "Drunk Drivers get jail Terms," "Kent Cadi jails 5 Drunk Drivers". "Drunk at Wheel, jailed ten Days". The provincial constable in my home town of Goderich had an ex- perience ,with drinking drivers not long ago. As the constables were driving from .Clinton to Goderich they cane up behind two youths in a 1929 model car, which was weav- ing dangerously from side to side, going up hills on the left side, and otherwise endangering the heavy holiday traffic. One of the constables fired six warning shots into the air, but the youths just drove faster. He could tee them drinking as they went, and they threw four empty beer bottles out in front of the patrol car, presumably to cause flat tires. They were cornered when they turned into a deadend street where they fought like mad, and the constables had to use some rough tactics. However, they were finally brought to jail where they were nearly climbing the walls. There was still more than half a case of beer in the car. Fortunately, these boys had not yet caused an accident, but it is drivers like these who are Mainly re- sponsible for the ever increasing traffic accident toll in Ontario. Returning to the subject of im- paired vision, alcohol has various effects on the vision of different people. In double vision the alcohol blurs the sight. An approaching car may appear as a car and a half, or two cars. This multiplies the clanger of collision. Alcohol inay narrow the field of vision, much as the blind bridle did in horse and buggy days. Travelling at high speed in a high powered motor car calls for a long look ahead. It was found in the U.S. A. that over 21% of several thous- and adults were near sighted. It doesn't take ouch imagination to predict what may happen to near sighted people who have their vision further affected by alcohol. With the extensive use of traffic lights col- our blindness which is sometimes caused by alcohol, is a great handi- cap to the driver, as well as being dangerous. • Other driving skills besides vision are affected by alcohol. Experiments were conducted on 50 to 60 moder- ate thinkers, each one being given less than 11 teaspoons of whiskey and soda on an empty stomach. This is what the test showed. Time re- quired equired to snake a decision 9.7% longer, time required for muscular reaction, 1'7.4% longer, errors made from lack of attention, 35.3% more and errors made from lack of co- ordination, 59.7% more. •Certainly there are enough un- avoidable driving and pedestrian hazards. No one would deliberately take the lives of his friends or loved ones; yet many a, so-called pleasure trip has ended in death, because. some driver drank a little alco- hol. It would seem from the fore- going 'facts, that due respect for the lives and happiness of others calls for total abstinence for several hours before and during driving. 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