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PAL SVEN FRASER FET £80 CVE Pai Ch SRO 340 a A -t kort Nabe a - L atid . ! v3 0% 12 --~ PORT PERRY STAR, Thursday, June 23rd, 1966 fy nnounce New JSare y 2 D ° gy F ' 1 evices For '67 Car VaR . : Nd At least three more safety community groups. a devices will be standard eqiip-| --A further increase in the Bo ment on 1967 models of all | number of high schools offering 4 Canadian-made motor vehicles, | driver instruction as an extra- 3 Hon, Irwin Haskett, Ontario curricular course, Minister of Transport, announ- --A proposal to broaden gov- ced recently, ernment powers to regulate y (A They are dual brakes, impact- | safety devices on vehicles and |. ; od } absorbing steering wheels and plans to set standards for tires, v il four-way flashers, : as announced earlier, ALL v . . A At the same time he announ- In presenting his Depart. gts céd a stepped-up campaign by | ment's estimates to the Ontario SR the Department of Transport | Legislature, Mr. Haskett em- Fi 48) for greater safety, concentrat. phasized that improved driving eye ing on both vehicles and drivers, | habits and attitudes are essen- PA PC rs 1 =A § Among the new measures will be these: s . --An expanded program of compulsory inspection of ve- hicles on the road, in co-opera- tion with police. --The re-examination of all drivers, set to begin in 1967, is expected to commence with with: "accident records and those with convictions for certain driving offences." --Introduction of a refresher course for drivers this fall, in co-operation with provincial and a -per-cent-of all-accidents;-- selected 'groups that include | ~Ythose tial if any substantial reduction is to be achieved in the acci- dent toll. Vehicle safety is important, but it is only one factor in the overall picture, He estimated that vehicle de- fects are a contributing cause in no more than three or four "Most - accidents are- caused by the human failure of aver- age individual drivers," he said. "Claims to the contrary are either irresponsible or ill-in- formed." VISIT SWEETMA Days FEATURING THESE ° 'MONEY SAVING ~ Used Car Buys! [ miles. Real Sharp Car. 1965 PONTIAC | Custom Sport - Bucket Seats, Console, power brakes, power steering, radio, white walls, 19,000 original nder warranty. qp-- 1963 DODGE 4 Door Sedan, 6 cyl. automatic, radio, white walls, ~ dises, 36,000 original miles, One owner and still ¥ Shan 'emission of "deleterious pollu- -This year the number of check- DIAMOND JUBILEE -- Ont- | have replaced the pike poles, ario Hydro marks its 60th birth- strong backs and derby-wearing day this month (June 7). Re-|foremen involved in lihe con- flecting the tremendous changes | struction in the early days of which have taken place in the | the century. electrical industry, helicopters now operates 68,000 miles of and other mechanical equipment" line--=nearly enough to circle the Ontario --Hydro 4 NEES earth three times, The 358 municipal electrical utilities and Ontario Hydro serve 2,100,000 customers across the province. In-six decades, power resources have increased from 7,400 kilo- watts to more than 8,000,000. € show that the four leading causes are "drivers who are not paying close enough attention to what they are doing; drivers who do not yield the right-of- way; drivers who are going too fast for conditions; and drivers who go off the roadway." . Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Harri- son accompanied Mrs. M. Payne New Liskeard over the week- ender Mr, James Handley, of Tor- onto and Mrs. Edgar Johnston, of Glen Major, were recent vi- Mr. Haskett called on drivers | sitors at the home of Mrs, Wm. Edgar Heron; Mrs. R. C. Hyatt; Mrs, Lindsay Death and Mrs. Wm. Gardner attended the W.M.S. Summer Rally of Lind- say Presbytery held in Beaver- ton Presbyterian Church on Wed., June 15th at 2.30 p.m. 'vehicles, and to remember their | "personal responsibility to drive at all times with deliberate care, courtesy and common sense." In this perspective, he wel- comed the aroused public inter- est in safer cars and outlined what has been done and what is planned in this field. Mrs. H. Doble is spending a few days this week with Mr. & : Mrs, Chas. Slack, at Beamsville, Mr, Haskett's announcement of the three new devices in 1967 models resulted from a continu- ing series of discussions by of- ficials of his Department with the manufacturers. He said other safety devices are in "an advanced stage of development", including - rear-window defros- Mr. and Mrs. D. Purdy of Toronto were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs, H. Ashton. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Gra- ham, of Galt, were in the com- munity over:ithe week-end at- of Toronto, to visit relatives in ASHBURN NEWS tending the Edgar-Graham wed- ding here on Saturday, See The New UNDERWOOD to avoid the temptation to try Hopkins. DURING ial to shift the blame for accidents aria : on some other factor, such as| Mrs. Russell Batten; Mus. PORT PERRY STAR RED CROSS IS ALWAYS THERE WITH YOUR HELP ters and a system to reduce the tants" from the exhaust. For compulsory inspection of vehicles on the road, the Depart- ment is obtaining more mobile units that are equipped to give 38-point checks. Mobile units have been used for voluntary in- spections for several years; and compulsory checks were begun last year in co-operation with the Ontario Provincial Police, Office. signed by July 4, 1966. ing locations throughout the TENDERS VILLAGE OF PORT PERRY SEALED TENDERS will be received bv Council for the LAYING of CONCRETE SIDE- WALK on Queen Street. Details may be obtained at the Municipal Tenders to bé in the hands of the under- JOHN F. RAINES, 1962 CHEVROLET | province will "be increased to || ~~ 7, "Clerk-Treasurer about 80, Convertible, 6 cyl. automatic, Radio, White walls, . i | light blue. Excellent Condition. The refresher course for rl) - 7 || drivers of all ages and experi- a a -------- : ence is being prepared in co- A 7 operation with the Ontario. Safe- / ; " i . 1961 ¥ PONTIAC ty League and the Ontario|| - 43 od 4 door Sedan, Standard Transmission. Motor League. A kit of all ne- Very clean : ih : ay Ey : 8 throughout, See this one! cessaty materials will be pro- y A 5 : vided to any community groups : it that wish to organize such IY J ; s . ; it: courses. Mr, Haskett said ten- For Transporting approximately 225 pupils to 5) : hour courses are being consid- [| prince Albert Reach Twp. Central School. Buses | Y "i : AUTHORIZED ered, to be given in four or five -evening sessions not to exceed 66 passengers. CANADA LTD. 1 Tende}s will close June 30th. = Lo Fgr further information contact-- ; - MRS. C. LOVE, Sec'y, R.R. 2, Port Perry Phone 985-2307 & cupvsier DEALER Va¥ | |SWEETMAN'S 7, CHRYSLER SALES and SERVICE 94 Water St. PORT PERRY Phone 985-2212 HH 34H ¥ Serf SH = aE High "school driver instrue- tion is being offered this year||. in 147 Ontario schools, compar- ed to 105 last year, Mr. Haskett said. By next fall the number is expected to exceed 200 -- about 40 per cent of all second- g» ary schools in the province, t or any tender not necessarily accepted.