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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-11-27, Page 4PAGE 4--GO6ERICHSIGNAL-STAR, THURSbAY, NOVFMBEit. 27, 1975 RFALC11 Be a blood donor (Seepicture this page) y,a a at Goderich District Collegiate Institute this coming Tuesday af- ternoon and evening. This obligation is based on the fact that there is a 50 per cent chance that one of, these em- ployeeswil,l require blood in the next 12 months. The Signal -Star .runs Red Cross fillers 'week after week in this publication. They sa.y such things as ry "Give the gift that only you can give"; "Give the gift of life"; "A gift today, a • life tomorrow"..' With Christmas just around the corner, gift giving is uppermost in the minds of many people. Why not put the Red Cross on your gift list this Christmas?- Why pot give a gift of blood on Tuesday?? Stan Connelly and the Kinsmen Club will welcome regular donors as well as new ones. The Kinette Club is providing a babysitting service for those who have young children to care for. All that is needed now is your participation for a successful clinic'. and enough blood to save many lives.—SJ K Stan Connelly of the Goderich Kinsmen Club is concerned. Stan has been actively involved - on behalf of the Kinsmen Club - for several years in the 'Red Cross Blood Donors' Clinics in" Goderich. „ And, Stan is concerned because with a population of 7,000 citizens, the town of Goderich cab produce Tess than 3014,,00d donors for a clinic day. Stan wonders just what would happen if the Red Cross no longer held blood donor clinics. It wouldn't take long for 'the present supply of blood to be depleted. Then if somebody - maybe somebody from your family or circle of friends - would require blood', it would take hours on the telephone to .contact an individual with the right blood match. That blood might then be very expensive, but even at that, it might arrive too late to be of value` to the recipient. Stan also reminds employers with five or more people on the staff, there is an obligation to make certain that those workers .know of the blood donor Please drive safely (See picture this page) Safe Driving Week,I 1'975, tells us that winter cannot be far behind - if indeed it has ,not already .arrived in many parts of Canada. It is consequently a time when every driver must make some adjustments to driving habits in order to survive - and in today's traffic survival is the name -of the game, according to the Canada Safety, Council. The big jest single adjustment is probably the downward adjustment in speed - the ability to not only anticipate stops, but to be able to stop when the need arises. Another adjustment we mush all make, is to allow time each morning (if the car parked outside) to clean frost and snow from ALL windows to ensure good visibility. A six by four inch patch on a rear window 'laboriously' cleared of snow or ice is worse than useless. , The Council .has one new visibility -tip for Canadian drivers. When clearing snow from the rear window, take an extra moment or two and brush it from the roof as well. This will prevent the wind moving it back onto the window as soon as the car is driven. Visibility is All important! Keep,the windows clear, and, with these dark evenings,. make sure all the vehicle lights work every time` the car is driven. Therernust be a better way Canada' is, potentially atTest, one of the most 'promising nations on earth. Blessed with' an even wider variety of natural assets thanthosevwhich helped to make the United States a world leader, Canada still has vast reserves of many essential resources which are rapidly beefing depleted in the U.S. Our far northern regions are largely - unexplored and probably contain tremendous amounts of many essentials for the further development, notonly of our own, industrial and business prosperity, but for they well- being of the rest of the world as well. Despite all these natural advantages. Canada's potential as a leader in today's world is rapidly running out— and all because we do not have enough' Canadians with sufficient foresight to forestall their own doom. Even though our average standard of living is the highest in the world we have so far "been unable to avoid the trap into which the people of the United Kingdom have led themselves. We are so intent on grabbing more than our neighbor can get that we are com- Mitting national suicide. Although labor unions (and only a few of them) are the villains at the present morrlent, the finger can be pointed equally at business, both large and small, at the professions and almost:, every level of our national structure. Take, as one example, the hundreds of thousands who are currently living off the rest of us through' unem- ployment insurance benefits. Needless to say, there are many who do, in truth, need our assistance and with those'' people we have no quarrel. But the remaining thousands who are so fussy about what work\ they will accept and those who still draw from fhe "Fogy," when ,the income of the spouse is quite adequate for comfortable living, are an unbearable drain on those who do work and pay taxes. This common greed, epitomized by the staggering demands of organized labor, are all . contributing to the situation in which Canada, as a trading power, finds itself today. Our goods have become so high priced that our nation is losing its foreign trade. On top of that, the federal govern- ment-' is now predicting a 12 -month. deficit of something in the range',.of $6 million—almost double the amount forecast 'when k.tbe fiscal year began. No I,pation on earth can long 'survive such • devastatingly unprofitable •person TI1IE able to "hold their liquor" better than others and. this excuse is often aired by those who don't want to believe that a few drinks can seriously impair driving ability. Because—of • body weight, Winter is a hazardoWs driving time, The holiday season in • December is even more treacherous with drivers nipping, here and there at parties and get-togethers. Accidents like this one are all too frequent when drivers fail,,to be careful. Vl my times people die; many times they are seriously injured. In the case of .the latter, blood is often a vital substance which can make the difference between life and death: Tuesday, December 2 at GDCI auditorium there willn, he a blood donor clinic. If you are 16 years of age or ove you can become a regular blood donor., Remember! Your help is desperately needed. Only you can give, the gift of life. (staff photo) Tis- the season to be jolly. Yes sires, December and Christmas parties ` are just around the corner. No wonder. the Canada Safety Council marks the -first week in December as Safe Driving Week :... and uses the op- portunity -to get in some plain talk about drinking and dixiving. Alcohol! k involved in ap- proximately 50 percent of the fatal accidents in Canada ... and the social drinker is one of the, leading causes. There are some 6,700 deaths and 220,000 reported injuries in traffic accidents yearly. Besides that, alcohol plays a role in causing other types of accidents -.in the home, when skiing, boating, in private flying and in many other activities. These mishaps bring the total accidental death toll in Canada to some 12,000 and the injuries to more than 4,000,000. The economic loss from accidents is .estimated at two billion dollars an- nually. 1" + I We're told that the liver breaks down about90 percent of alcohol a person. consumes into i sable food. The lungs and kidney ellen inate most of the remainder. But these human body processes need TIME, to remove alcohol from, one's system, In terms of usual alcoholic beverages, it takes more than an hour to elirriinate each 12 oz. bottle of normal strength beer or 11,2 oz. drink of spirits or 3 ozs. of fortified wine or 5 ozs. of table wine or ozs. of liqueur. Some folks think that black coffee, cold showers, a jog around the' block - or a combination of all three - will sober up a person. But that's just a tale without any sub- stance, says the Canada Safety Council. There,is only one thing that can sober a , business methods.- 1 Some people seem to be Those who are too young to retail the years of the great -depression simply cannot visualize the suffering and despair that resulted from an economic collapse. They do not call their parents liars when tales are told' of those times; they just think the old folks are 'losing their memories. Only deep and bitter experience can teach the lesson which has to be learned from total economic recession. A good many of us can clearly recall the suicides, -the young men tramping the wintry roads and sleeping in jail cells, the handouts of 35 cent meal tickets to keep body and soul together. If this article sounds gloomy, that is what is intended. The western world was rescued from the depression of the thirties only because a world war broke out and full employment became a necessity. Somehow we managed to scrape through that conflict in one piece --only to project ourselves into the cauldron of a second rash' of greed and over- spending. Are we.going to repeat the whole tragic drama all over again'? —Wingham Advatice-Times. fatigue, einotional--condition or a number- of other factors, individuals may show dif- fering effects from drinking the same •amount of alcohol. But ' they may be equally. impaired• Another danger develops when. the alcohol starts to "wear off". A person- can easily convince himself that he no longer feels the effects and is perfectly sober. This state of mind is a delusion in most cases. • The individual is com- paring his • peak feeling of impairment" • with the declining impairment that he feels as his body eliminates the alcohol from his• blood. But he is not sober. He is only making a dangerous . com- parison. +++ Individuals who, for any reason, have poor eyesight or hearing,• hardening of the,. arteries. heart .disease, diabetes, epilepsy and certain other medical conditions, or who are taking drugs such as tranquilizers or medicines for. high blood pressures, allergies, or colds, may be particularly susceptible to the effects of even a small amount of alcohol. • Some should not drink at all if they are going to drive. Others should alter their "rule of ,thumb" to one drink. every hour and a half or two hours. The best thing to do is consult a doctor for the. proper advice regarding one's condition and drinking precautions for'driving. Remember! As a driver you have responsibility to yourself, to your passengers and to' other people on the 'road! • Even if one is well below the .08 level of alcohol in the blood, accepted as the legal level by the courts, one can still be ihnpaired• And the courts ' recognize this. Being caught at above .08 percent blood alcohol in the bloodstream, in itself, is -a criminal offence,. BUT you can be impaired on one drink. and can be charged and convicted with less than .08 in your bloodstream if ydu show other symptoms of inebriation. The penalties for impaired driving can range from t,fi'oSe provided in the new Criminal Code of Canada - which in- clude fine, imprisonment, or both, and loss, of driver's licence to the possible loss of insurance, higher annual insurance rates, .loss of j'ob, even social di'sgracrre. Section 234 of the Criminal Code of `Canada states that impaired driving is an fence even if the driver's blood alcohol is less than .08 percent and 'that the penalty for a first offence is a fine of not more than $500 or less than $50 or jail for three. months - OR -BOTH. For the second offence it is jail for not more than three months and not less than 14 days. Subsequent offences mean jail for, not more than one. year but .not less than three months. Section 235 of the Code states that—breath tests for bloodalcohol are com- pulsory. It is an offence to refuse to take a breathalyzer test for blood ,alcohol when such a test is demanded by a peace office -r:' The—penalty - on summary conviction only - is a fine . of not more than $10000 or less than $50 or jail for not more than six months OR"BOTH - Section 236 of the code suites that it is an offence to drive if the- driver's blood alcohol exceeds .08 percent., The penalty is the same as for section 235. +++ There are some hints for the host and hostess. 1. Serve snack foods early in the evening. This tends to slow down the assimilation of alcohol. Since some types of iks carry a greater "kick". Lu,...n others, stick to the recipe. 3. Plan some activity such as dancing or gabies. This usually tends to cut down on the amount of alcohol con- sumed. 4. Always r''"es'pect the wishes' of any guest•who says "No thanks" to the offer of .a ' Frye eoDertcFj SIGNAL -STAR The County Town Newspaper of Huron —0—. Founded in 1948 and published every Thursday at Goderich, Ontario. Member of the CWNA and OWNA. Advertising races on request, Subscriptions payable In advance $11.00 in Canada, $12,50 in all countries other than Canada, single copies 25.cents. Display advertising rates available on request. Please ask for Rate Card No. 6 effective Oct. 1, 1975. Second class mail Reglstratlon Number 0716. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the event of typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for but the balance of the' advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. in the event of a typographical error advertising goods or services at a wrong price, goods or service may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to sell, and may be with- drawn at any time. The Signal -Star is not responsible for the Ibss or damage of unsbiiclted manuscripts or photos. Business and Editorial Office TELEPHONE 524-8331 area code 519 Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 220, Goderich Second class mail registration number. --0716 Published by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd. ROBERT G. SHRIER—president and publisher SHIRLEY J. KELLER editor JEFF SE DDON---editorial staff DAVE SY K ES—editorial ,staff EDWARD J. BYRSKI--advertising manage final drink ',Or who says just have- coffee". Never press alcoholic beverages on a guest who is going to drive, • 5• It is a good idea to 'let guests pour their `own' drinks. Often they will drink less this way. . 6. Make it part of your entertainment to 'close the bar an .hour or so before guests are expected to leave. This can he done casually by serving coffee and food. Your guests'wi•ll realize that this is the way things are done in your house. �. Have non-alcoholic beverages - coffee, tea, soft drinks or fruit • punch available for the final "one for .the road". Remember coffee does nothing to sober 'your guest. But it will give his' body time, to eliminate some alcohol. It takes TIME :to eliminate alcohol from your body system. • 8: If worst comes to pass and you realize, too late, that someone has had too much to drink, turn on the diplomatic charm. Suggest tactfully a 'car pool with another guest or arrange transportation -by .taxi. ,Maybe you will find it necessary to suggest a rest - a sleep - before- taking to the •road. Don't expect that this will he easy. The person least able to' operate a car safely usually is the one wlio is most convinced that -he is in brilliant shape for driving. But persuasion is possible ,,.. and necessary. + + + Next week, the Signal -Star is pleased to present the first of a series of columns on general police work entitled On The Beat arid written by Constable Wayne Tunney of the Goderich Police Force. Constable Tunney willbe dealing -with all the problems of holiday driving in his December columns ... in- cluding alcohol and its effects on the family and the com- munity, Why not look for this column next'Week? Readers are cordially Invited to express their opinions of local, provin- cial and federal issues through the Letters : to the Editor column of The Goderich Signal -Star. AH letters must be signed to be published, although pen names are permissible providing it Is understood that Upon request from another reader, the letter writer's true name will be revealed'. " While there 1s no limit to the length of a letter which can be offered for publication, the editor does reserve the right to delete portions of any copy submitted for In- clusion In this newspaper. Take an active Interest In your hometown newspaper. Write a letter to the Editor today. 1,, 80 YEARS AGO Victoria Street Methodist Church asked for and received $100 as''a( free-will offering on Sunday. $86.45 was laid on the plates and Rev. Jos. Edge asked for the balance and received it in six or seven minutes. This church is in the midst of a powerful, old-fashioned revival, over a score already having started in a Christian lifeL, , Last Friday morning two 'Indians arrived in town from the Cape Croker Reserve in search of a team of horses which had' either strayed or been stolen from the reserve. After leaving an an- • nouncement at the office of the Signal, which appears in our advertising columns this week, they proceededon their way to Kettle Point in quest.of the missing property. One of the Indians was Anderson Tumah of Cape Croker, who appears,;to be a young man of mbre than average in- tell�igence. Brigadier Margetts will hold a special meeting in the S.A. Barrackf.s on December'3 on behalf of the social work of the army. We heartily invite all our friends to take part in this meeting as you will hear 'more about our reserve homes and shelters and the great work the army is doing to help lift fallen humanity. Quite a few loads of wood were'. brought into town this last week, especially on the three days when snow was an aid to sleighing, The ruling prices were `$3 to $3.25 per cord. Deputy -Gaoler, Henderson and Mrs. Henderson visited the Industrial Home at Clinton Monday last and were courteously received by Keeper and Matron French; and were shown through the building which is a credit to the county and, the committee who promoted and carried the scheme through. There are 44 inmates and.more to come. 60 YEARS AGO - The Forest .,City Male, .Quartet is coming to Victoria Street Methodist Church on• Thursday evening, December f1, This will be a rare op- .portunity for lovers of good vocal music. The quartet has been received with acclaim all over western Ontario and presents a program that cannot fail to please. F.H. Wood's bowling alleys are being well patronitedand the intentionis to form a league of bowling teams and run off a schedule of games during the winter. All who are interested in the game are requested to meet at Mr, Wood's • s.tore on Tuesday evening next, for the organization of the league. The members of the WCTU held an at-home on Sunday last week at the Temperance Hall to which they invited a number of friends. The evening was• pleasantly passed in the enjoyment of a musical program and par- taking of refreshments. The Guy Bros. Minstrel Company which put on a show at the Victoria Opera • House last Friday drew a full house and •..the audience appeared well pleased with the per-. formance. The Guys have been coming to, Goderich a good many' years now and their popularity seems not to ° wane in the least. 5 YEARS AGO Goderich voters go to the polls soon to elect municipal officials for the town of Goderich. On the ballot for mayor are incumbent Mayor Dr,. Frank Mills and Reeve Harry Worsell, while the nomination list shows Deputy, Reeve Walter Sheardown and Councillor Paul Carroll up for the town reeve post. Acclaimed 'to council during the week were Ed. G iesbrecht, Reg Jewell, Ron Price, Stanley Profit, Deb Shewfelt and Frank Walkom. Dave Gower was acclaimed td4't4he post of Deputy Reeve, moving up from his post of Councillor last terrn. A couple will leave Go'derich at, daybreak Thursday for Vancouver with all their household furniture packed into an old 66 - passenger school bus, with seats removed. He will be working. with British Columbia's correctional services, and is making the move to get in "plenty of hunting and fishing".