The Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-06-27, Page 7WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2,7'th,, 11962'
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SENTINEL, Li.ICKNOW, ONTARIO
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-Coming up, • dead ahead, is: step, an unaccustomed •smile In
. lust about the biggest week end I their hearts. Their's .is the deept
of the year for .Canadians.. It inner warmth. that comes :'from
has an exhilaration that no, other the .knowledge that' for the next
week ' end on our, calendar pro two months, 'they'll ' get meads`
duces. Hearts are light and, gay when., they darwell' feel' like it,
t.ecause•: its the real advent of and 'do the. washing ditto ,
Summer.• For the . • bass •'fisherrxian;. a
According toan old supersti- breed as :Peculiar: in • his Way as
tion, summer. actually • begins on the deer hunter,. this is the big
June 21. But "try to tell that to. week end of the year. It means
a_ school teacher, glassy -eyed in • the 'beginning of two beautiful
a miasrna of chalk -dust and I months. :in •= wh�•ich he can bake
warm running' shoes,: as she la- to a crisp ,in /an open Aboat, lash
'hors through thelast week of various 'bodies of water with;
• classes. . with.: children.' whose miscellaneous ' hardware,' and
minds and hearts have fled the drink skunky beer, to his heart's.
classroom to the • great, greeny, 'content. Sheer joy,
throbbing outdoors *' **
:Try to tell It to the tourist For the tension -taut young ex -
operator, whose. cabins are as ecutive,: too, ,it's a -special week
'empty as hie cash register, whose erid. Family . settled Inat the
boats squat, on the.shore like cottage, he., leaves' Sunday night
so many gutted crocodiles, whose with protestations' that: ' "It's
dining -room' echoes :only to the . gonna .be • awfully lonely drives lone tread of ',his wife; as she . out you guys:". And as he drives
limps in: ' from ' the kitchen. '.to
'see • . if there's any • point in pre -
wring dinner' •for nonexistent
'guests.
Nope. Summer begins on :the
last week end in •: June, and we'.
might as';well resign .ourselves ;to •
wit. That's • when the hordes ;of
/Urchins: :,pour forth in an ex
huberant' tidalwave from. their.
schools; filled.'wi;th • a' . bursting
sensation of fi'eedom, ;which .will
:last about: 48 hours:
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.That's. when, the factory Work-
er,•, ;who ' has Spent: 111/2 ' months
putting round -' pegs in : square
holes, •or something of the sort; •
sets off, • quivering with ML 'IE,
for, his two -Weeks -with -pay, area=
dy. td • half-killhimself golfing,
swimming, drinking • beer, clan -
down the highway, back . to'' the
city:, his, heart is ' as light as
angel cake `as he contemplates.
those 'long, lovely summer even
irigs, with maybe a drink :and
.dinner in a .pleasant ,restaurant
before going home to that beau
tiful, peaceful,, peopleless house
..And, ':of "course,.for everyone,
this week end has . a special :sig
nificance, because ..,looming up
right ' in the niiddle of it is' that.
•glorious .celebration of ' Canada's
great' national -holiday—the First
Qf.
„July. --,-or,, as we , used to call
.it in ; simpler' days, Dominion
.Day
What Canadian"° is not thrilled
to, the- ;marrow'by the' knowledge
.that the • First: of . July ' is 'just
around the corner, with its wild
bacchanalian revelry, its flag-
cipg, or .whatever his 'pleasue,: rant expression of a highly'emo-
before' crawling bak, spent but tional -people's deepest feelings?
content; to the shrieking anon: Dancingin the :streets, wine,
,otony .of, his job, flowing like maple syrup, kiss:
That's • ' when mothers who =.ing undder, the ,rnaples as those
have, spent' the • past 1Q, months hot-blooded: Canadians live it up•
•'araw.li•ng ;out. qt. bed t'o • find . in celebration . of—'uh=say" :'what
clean. socks and 'blouses. to totter ES. Dominion' Dav in aid 'of?..
t e kitchen making toast * ik' *
peanut butter . and jam, . 'Let's ,:see,, now was •it the, day
a: new spring' in their. Sir . Wiafr.id' Laurer •composed
a ou
with
PURPLE GROVE
Mr. and Mrs, Claude Dore,
Mr. and Mrs,:•.Richard Kidd, Mer
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ratan, Mr, Gerald Brindley,
Riversdale were Sunday guests.
of Mr. and Mrs. !Frank Dore.
Sandra' Collins 'spent the week-
end . with Mrs, Sadie Stanley,
Ripley,.
Mr. and Mrs, Stewart Brooks,
Linda and ,Susan were Sunday
visitors of Mr,-. and Mrs, Victor
Cawley.
Mr, Arthur` Collins ..and Miss•.
Ann Crawford visited; Miss Mar-
garet Robertson and Mr. Donald:
Robertson, • : '
Miss• Rosalyn Swann is spend-
ing a couple of, weeks .holidaying
with. her mother, Mrs. Helen
Swann.
Mrs. Sadie Stanley spent •. a
couple of .days with Mr. and
Ws:1 Gordon Patterson.
• Mrs. Donald McCosh and • Mrs:
John • Colwell spent Wednesday
with Mr. and Mrs..'Ardill• Mason.'
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Scott, .Aran-
o.w, Mr.. and Mrs.. Frank. Colwell
Kinloss, 'Miss Mary Anne Mc
• Cosh,, • Toronto, ' ',were' • Sunday
guests. of 'Mr: and. Mrs: Donald.,
McCosh.'
A numlber 'from ' hereattended
the reception for '.Mr. •and Mrs'.
Jim Harris in Kincardine on
Friday: evening
Congratulations to Mr. •and
Mrs,' Gordon Needham l vh:o were
married.: on Saturday. •
Mr. and Mrs. Fred ' Gilchrist,
Mr: ;and. Mrs. Thomas Mact onald';
•and ' Alma Mae,'' Nancy ".and
Dianne Dore and Gladys Gaw
ley 'visited 'Mr, and Mrs. Gordon:
MatcDonald,
'Viiss •Annetta Forster, spent
the week -end with:.Mr ;- ands Mrs,.
Gordon ,Patterson:
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Mrs. William •Hughes is visit-
ing Mr.' and Mrs. • Francis Boyle..
Mr, Bpb : Forster, Mr. Richard
MoCosh, Mr. 'Roy Fraser, Mr.
Roger Wood visited in Wabash-
ene.
Mr,, and Mrs, Russel, Stanley
and family, Mr, ;and Mrs. Glen
Stanley, Dick, David .and Anna
Mae,, Mr, and Mrs. Pete Peter-
son, Mr, and. Mrs. Johanna Tom
RAGE SEVEN
kala and ,daughter visited •Mr,.
,'Norval and Mr Milton Stanley.
Mr,' Roy 'Fraser is employed at
Mr ' Vs/alter F,orster's
Miss Gail Marquette Stratford
visited Miss. Rosalyn Swan,
Mrs.. William 'Arnold and. Mrs.
Alvin " • Black'Well. attended folk
school in Inverhuron.
Mrs, Claude Dore visited with
Mr, and Mrs. Jack Emmerson.
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Ontario Qepartment of Transport announces 1
changes in Demerit Point System 1
effective July lst, 1962.
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` The' Point System' has been changed to encourage better driv-
ing` habitsand to correct dangerous drivers by strengthening : 1'
the demerit point scale. The changes are designed to save lives f'
including yours.'
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NEW DEMERIT POINT. SCALE.
'oints
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Oh, Canada? '• No, that: doesn't,
seem to ring: a bell Was : it the
day Barbara Ann Scott swam
:across . Lake Superior? .I don't
thank': 0'0 Was ; it the day,' •Mac-
kenzie King, .introduced' the'. 13a-
by Bonus? .1 don't believeit'
was::
Wait a • Minute It's. ; corning •
back to me now.' It was the
day somebody • drove : the last:.•
spike -into Sir. Johill A. MacDon•_,
ald: Anyway, happy the First of
July,•. and: 'try; to restrain' that
wild : Canadian exuberance with--
in
ith-in the bounds; of decency: as
whole nation goes ;hayriwira With.,
•joy during.' the celebration. of-
this
fthis 4- .our glorious national
holiday. .
Servic
Iiighvitoy 4,
CLINTON
Violation:
7 Failing to remain at scene of accident
6 Careless driving
6 ,Racing' ; .
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Exceeding speed limit by 30 m.p.h. or mores`
5 Failure of driver of bus to stop at railway crossing. > "
Exceeding speed limit by. more than 19 m.p.h.. and,
•,lessthan 30 m.p.h. •
4 Failing. to. stop for school bus
4 Followingtoo closely.
'3 `Exceeding speed limit by more than 10 m.p.h. and
:.lessthan 20 m.p.h...
3 Driving'=under, through or round•a railway. crossing.
.barrier:
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.Failing to obey the directions of`a police constable.'
3 Overcrowding driver's seat..
3 :Improper passing.
Driving wrong way on one-way street r.
11 3 Driving .wronaway ona divided highway
• 3 Failing yield right -of -why.
Failing to obey stop sign, signal lightbr railway cross-
;1. ing signal.
Failing to reportanaccident.
1 " 2 Failing-tolower h'eadlampbeams.•
1 2 ' Making U-turns where prohibited.
1 2. Making turns where pr'bhibited.
2 Towing of persons on toboggans, bicycles, skis etc. -
Failing to
tc.Failing'to obey signs.
1 2 Pedestrian crossover violations.
1 2 Failing to share road.
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2 I rnOroper right and left turns.
1 2 • Failing togive signals,
2 : Unnecessary slow driving.. •
2 • Improper opening of vehicle.door.
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SIMONIZING_
• Night.. .(011
MERGENCY CALLS
TOWING
TIRE REPAIRS
CAR WASH
U 2-7661
Clinton
212 VICTORIA STREET, ON HIGHWAY 4 .
BY THE .WEEK OR MONTH
CABIN. , TRAILER RENTAL
. TRAILER' 'HITCH .4 *IRING ;INSURANCE
SIRPLIED AT NO, OcTRA COST
$55 SATURDAY NOON TO SATURDAY NOON'
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Upon conviction, points are recorded 'against tl-•?, drier for the I
offences listed in the Point Systertr.Scale. Demerit points re- 1
main on a driver's record fqr a period of two years after the I •
At 9 points The, 'driver is. required to attend a personal inter-
- .view to discuss his record and give.reasons why O
his licence should not be suspended.
.` At 15 points Accumulated within a 2 -year oeriod—the driver's
, licence is suspended and retained in the Depart-
ment for elle month.
At the conclusion of a period of suspenSion—the nthriber of
points on the driver's record is reduced.to 7. Until the driver'.
a 2 -year peribd.wil I result in suspension for six months. .
ONTARIO DEPARTIVI ENT oF' TRANSPORT
.;41. G. MacNab, Deputy MthIster
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