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Barrie Examiner, 4 Aug 1927, p. 11

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-_,_ ____._-.-wen . uraday afternoon quare. Barrie. Bub- zmda and Great ar in "advance (in. ited States. $2.50 ce. Both old and Id` be given when a requested. CAN- tind that most o! eter not to have nterzjupted in can before expiration. will not be carried extended -mu-Iml `fl-l l Mann: axnunll 'VVh1le his wife watched, Harry Weis- man, 25, when playing baseball 'at Chatfield, Minn., was hit on head by pitched ball and died. . 15. ! If there is no traix getting your passenge start your engine and tor away. nun- --.... 3 Now," observed the examiner, after the automobile had been parked by the curb, I suppose you willdrive in the country as well as in the city. You will see at practically every/railway crossing a sign 300 feet from the cross- ing. How would you cross?" Drive slowly and creep across. the rails. If hour D Dont' try to scurry across. Don t change your gears While crossing. It is while changing gears you may stall your engine. If you do stall on. a railway track. with passengers, your first duty is to y get them out of the car to safe- the road, away from the rails. If a train is ap same is. i I `you neither see ' engine approaching. Safe Railway Crossing yourself, leave the car where it. train coming, after passengers. clear, then ine mnvn urnna --A eng proaching close, do the. cnauuuel`. I Then he,_ was asked to gb down.Av-I enue road. hill as if it were covered with ice. He slipped -into second gear and crawled. u\v, , -- ~a.Lu-:1` so near a right angle to the first [line of direction that the car will stop before leaving the roadway, said the I examiner. 'l`kn`... 1.... ----V ' ` ` smug there rllxo-.L._ auuppt`-(1 or: the Ignition, and required] the driver to get himself out of it. He! Ipulled on his emergency, started the! :'engine, crawled up in low, releasing f the emergency gradually as it appear- ved there was no danger of slipping iback. . _ _ l Slow to a walk passing workmen. You cannot tell when cm`; of _them may; step over for a tool. They cannot keep _; thleir minds always on traffic", he was. ; to d. I . - On Avenue road hill, the examiner` snapped off the ignition. required get himself nm nf 3+ tr... -..- -. ....... I every Friday. `h your doctor. no. services may bo he intended no professional work. On the street,'1t was pointed out to him he had parked his car over a foot from the curb. When asked fnr an .....-..e . OLDS Motor Works combines with General Motors in presenting the Jubilee Series Olds- mobile as the answer to the demand for an ultra- smart, compact, Six-cylinder car of luxurious V nish and appointments-at a substantially "lower ,`..... pxccll, un-:u IIIOVG your mo-I Inspect These Improvements and Renemetits NEW FISHER BODIES NEW BODY LINES NEW DUCO COLORS NEW REFINEMENTS FOUR-WHEEL BRAKES PRECISIONrBUILT . SIX-CYLI.NDER ENGINE gind Scoresof Advanced Features AT NEW Low PRlCE pnooucr or GENERAL Morpzzs C." c'mADA %A.:. PATTERSON ' BARRIE, ONTARIO U "Rzyzalsbe5tos Shzhgles __ BARRIE-ROINSON HARDWARE ROOKSTOWN-'-GHAS. HARPER " IW-J. T. JERNETT These fire.-proof s Asbestos Shingles will save you money, worry, time and trouble You'll always be free of ' the hazard of roof res. e Made of Canadian Asbes- tos these` shingles are absolutely re-proof. They are quickly and easily laid. The roof- ing man will be there and gone in no time. All in one shingle you get beauty, re-safety and permanence. You'll never be troubled with needingito roof again. "KCANADIAAN JOHNS-MANVILLE CO., 19 Front St., East, Toronto, Ont. The first cost is the last cost. You should never have to put out a periny for replacement or repair. Page Eleven" . . . ;;.'.~` .~.` . . S I I I IUHVH rgan, -Vocal, and heory. oirmaster of yterian Church COI1EI'vnfnIvu A9 ES .L%.`432 |Furnaces. EssMA'KER . Tel. 1o5aw % Examiner acLa.ren. Editor ans. Manager I4 ulflll WI r to haul e pr! 9 ms and 068 ll`. Aug. 29th Business t describ- R. Shaw. Toronto- [3 eeds AT gu- Music Citizens Band Iusic Christie St. .R., bandmaster dmaster of ]5th ' U.A-- Elcieucy Dept. ut drilling I d drill with er haul. I . ....a....- -~ - F WELGP. 00"` |>no 952W tueusr -M927 urns. OIL one 133 K -EER . Repairing` as Small St. av pu luv! I . no mo and I and ,, OF NURSES nch I SUCK oronto. IDS ~o, Allandale cretary mpbell, C.A , Engineer .A.. THE SARJEANT co., Ho .'~ 5 - - THEBALL PLAN1Nc'i\}Ifi.L co., LTD. . 1 ` I u - - n - - - - - 'I"I-II` EAD IFANIT` (`fl A I` "l"I'\ I3__.._2 _ . ,yu:rJun unurch Conservatory 0! Ity of Toronto. V Phone 688. . vv. near: chairman of Canadian `'1' Pacic Seamshi s, Ltd. Comman- der R. G. Latta, o the iimpress of Australia, and W. R. Macinnes, Vice- President C.P.R., in charge of traic, on board the Empress of Australia on her arrival at Quebec, following - her first trip on her changed run across the Atlantic. To fete her arrival an ` unusuall distinguished gathering .met on boar at a banquet `at which were I resent: His Excellency-the Governor-' era! of Canada, the Prime Minister the Dominion, the Lieutenants- Governor of uebec and Ontario, mem- bers of the fe eral and provincial parlia- ments and many others prominent. in Canadian business, industrial, nancial `and professional circles; - . "Mr. Beatty took the opportunity to draw the attention of the gathering to the exceptional nature of the occasion which means more than a simple ad- dition to a lar e fleet of ocean steamers of one vessel particular tness for the iservxce in which she will be engaged." i W. Beatty, Chairman of Canadian A ' Steamshim- IMH (`um-no-- A usEn cm as ONLV As DEPENDABLE AS THE DE-ALEI-I wu-no SELLS IT . 'rH'unso_Av, Au.us'r 4. 1927 t! IL- INSURANCE COMPANY Any used car seen on qurtoor is good for more than eendugh satisfac-. tory miles to assure the owner of his money's count on that. uvmcsron ands. > Dunlob St. Barrie I NURSES st. Phone 751W CLINIC Big Men on; B.ig`Ship% For Sale By -I. NIXON, District Manager. Bums, onnuuo. r - - - walnut, \Illl.o LTD. - Barrio,` Ont. - -3* - Angus,~Ont. any 1\C. non. atan1ey_{u'a1dwin, Prime Mmisteg of Great Bn am, across the Atlantic and. down the St. Lawrence when theyvisit Canada in ccnnection \'vith the Confederation celebrations at the end of July. ' ....__.____. ____.._ , , present time said Mr; "i3"c z -Vhzhich would add i20,000 tons to t eieet s total. The policies which dictated these pians are based upon the conviction that the St. Lawrence route has man ad- vantages which may well be exp oited in the interests of the ,-Dominion. Th Rrnnnua AC Alla.-un':n --J` ` in Al - Land Surveyor Phone 628 r' l 1 It was also evidence of the gradual op- building of oqean trans ortation ser- ' vices under the aegis of a anadian com- pany and another step in the develo ment of the St. Lawrence route. In 5 years the Canadian Pacic had built u a fleet: of 510,000 tons in whichcthirc class accommodation was better to-day than the first-class had been in the days of its inception. Four passenger and ve freight vessels yvere building at the timei ' Beatt ,- which h J. IIC L}! `S .that Rx.1 KS._2_A.-._ N-l"l;;no 458M it was necessary for him to apply for wave ms ncense as operator. ' Next was a youth in a grey suit. Because his age was under.18 years. a driver. His application was "for-Jlicense! ' 8 as a._chauf1 e1ir, he explainin at he wanted to drive his mother or others- when .his\1'ather was not avaiiabie, `but u`:-.-U cu cnmK'0I trargic While you are changing. your gears. ` Pupil was then shown how to go up a steep hill and down a steep hill. When his brakes are ~ adjusted and his eye test recorded. he will probably re- ceive his license operator. v Next was a vmnh in a ---m ---u auJuB'Lt3ll. ' ` , - -Keep to` the right: if you have from six to twelve inches clearance. that is enough to pass~another "parked car, was the caution, and later on: Keep on the lookout for cars running into/ traffic parked from the` curb. Don tA swing around them; keep behind. till they get out." ' Tn :1 Id?! hnun Int- `m...._; _;..,-: - U. "`3[ou were gding only 18 miles an hour. and you took from 50 to 75 feet ,to stop? declared the `examiner. Youi must have your brakes examined and adjusted. _ _u1Zn.:.n he 41.... ..:...1.4.. us Q, -' n-uuuug. p1`u1Jt'1'1yi.' ' ' No such thing. you` pull on your emergency at the same time you press- on your foot brake. Have you never done these two things at once? _N0.n , V , NV-.. u-...._ ._-3-- - ' |0WAN UL ll\Y:'. . , Pause from the pupil; then this as- tonish1ng`admiss1on_: \Ve1l. you use the emergency if your foot brake isn't] working properly.' Yn cur-I1 rhina nu-....n -.. -.---..l xccn. IJt.'LU1'e U16 par 098.560 ITIOUOYI. W'h,v, demanded the ..examiner. wouldn't you"adp*pIy your mergency brake?" Dawn:-`A 0..-... 4.1.- _.____y1, .u .- - u-ies, says the _driver. 200T-Foot Stop Do ,vou- mean to tell me you would `take 200 feet to stop, if a child follow- ed a rolling ball across the street. for instance?" he demanded. There was no" attempt to pull back the emergency brake. In such test. the driver could have run down a whole group of peo- ple on.the street. He was instructed to have his brakes seen to.~ Then -he back- ed into and out of a lane, badly, and heading -'north he was again told sharply to stop. Again he stepped on his foot brake. but as the adjustment was not proper or the liningstwere worn; he rolled and slid from 50 to 75 feet before the car ceased motion. \X7hv_ nnaiann Han .-.0.-......:....... amp uetu` tne euro. Jxaminer fixes a piercing and aston- ished gaze on.the/face of the applicant for license. ' Heavens, `are those brakes work- ing? . x Yes, auulru amlllvtlllng` darts in front of him. Now. cries the examiner. The driv- er presses his r1;.:'11t foot down on his foot brake. halting the car in its mo- mentum and under this same even pressure the motor slowly comes to a. stop near the curb. ` T1.1?DI'V|`rI11m (Hun... .. ..1----!---- - ~ Get over to the right, is the com- mand, three minutes later, give traffic room to pass you? The driver wheels in and stays in that lane, until the lure of the cex1t1'e.ag'a111 gets him. and he trends once more towards the middle` of the street, to be againachnonislied. On Mur1'a_v street, this driver is given lots of warning that an emer- I gency stop will be 1'equi1`e-d of him with his speed at 20 miles per hour. It is as- sumed something` darts in font of Now. cries thn :=vamhm.- 'm..-. A--:-- auczu. . ` V ` dr u] 11 ag'ain`a m LHC centre or the street line. Keep to the right: use the roadway, not the car tracks, warns the exam-I iner. Asked for a right hand turn, it appears he does not know signal for a -right hand turn. He is Instructed to extend his left arm and wave traffic ' behind'him, with a motion of the hand to proceed. . .. No use just shooting your arm out, people don t know whether you are go- ing` to turn right or left, is the com- ment. HTVAL ..._-.. L- who has driven three months, and gonel 1,200 miles in that time. Prior to a. road' test he is asked: V :.)`What is the speed limit in Toron- to'!I A ` . Twenty miles." In the ProVince?" `Thirty-five miles." `How far do you stop behind a street car standing for passengers? Six feet." How far from a hydrant do you park?". , ` A pause, then the ansvs"er:`18 feet." . Ten feet. is the distance. replies the examiner. , On what side do you pass traffic .-going your direction? - ' . 3 On the -right. This is 100 per cent. `wrong, of course, and the applicant corrects it. . V _ Where do you ,obtain your eye glasses? ' . I At Blank's."p , M `fWeIl, go and get an eye-test and [tell them. to send a copy to me. Now we'll go. 1 I t 2 I ,5 ~e . p Keep to the Right Stepping into the six-cylindericar of S the nnniimam n... n..,...... -. - otepplng mm the slx-cylinder cai~ _the applicant, on Queen street, we proceed west for the test. Driver - does everything gingerly, taking exag- gerated care of traffic and pedestrians and always ready to smack his horn. .He starts to travel, of course, almost in the centre of the street line. (Keen fn fhn ,.;,.,.)... .-.5. .1... ....-:I--- -..-----.. -- JIIUI event. 11: , keep in low until you are around. are not in control of your car le ohanging gears. You are not as to thlnkof traffic while Iging. your tears." uac-xu. ' Here is` a young man in biue suit,l' who has driven three gone` time. Prior m D v-ncnll come up before the examiners for road`! tests. It would do anyone a heap of` good. if he is not vain of his driving, to go about for an hour with one of these examiners and have the cardinal points emphasized in a manner that can result only from long `experience and an expert knowledge of all the rul- es of the game. People drive badly, year after year. not knowing where their faults lie. So they cannot correct them. um _, _ l'U[O} ' e A squad of Pro_vincial Government; examiners" ishbusy now, under the new regulations, giving road tests to all who cannot secure an operator's license from driving records alone. Observa- . tion oi. these tests leads to the belief that everyone who runs a. motor vehicle should receive official instruction, just as the tyros do; And that everyone should pass as proficient` before he is givemthe freedom of the streets. Un- der present regulations, anyone who form showing he has no physical defects and who has driven six months and" 500 miles, may obtain. an operator's license. Such license` is;'.` no guarantee that he is a good and*` sgfe driver and no road test is requir- , e . e ` In tests seen in recent days, it be-,` comes `plain that ignorance of many_.: drivers as to traffic regulations, safe-it ty_ rules and courtesy obligations is; marked. Performance of motors on the` I streets suggests that thousands who` do` possess operator's licenses may be! no better informed or better educated. in safe driving than those who now 3 \ as up vusu J. czcsrulllj How many inefficient drivers bf mo- torrcars are there on the streets of To- ronto? V ' AI.........a .1 n_---- - - - mp wrm AUTO snows WEAK lW OINTS? IN DRIVING (Toron to Telegram) -sonny Ina-.OO:..l.._4. _1__n_._, ---a-.- K-cylinder IIQPTI Qhnnntf uvn I.HUl'\ d Surgeon nptaln Imperial ry Corps practical exper- nd Scotland 148 Bayfield 89- 1 .

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