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amitotic second section vol 59 no 31 the tribune stouffville ont dec 4 1947 twelve pages king haakon commands d award for block province hon w p mulock the former postmaster general was decorated with st olais medal for distin guished services rendered xorwayj during the war at a special cere- of ontario sign shops to make operates twenty ghways saf er wide variety of signs in use constant study to make more effective for safety making signs reflect light for night driving believe in signs there are a great many jeople who dont ac cording to the department of high ways in spite of the time money land efiort spent on posting signs i at intersections curves hills rail- i way crossings schools and other danger points there are far too i many careless or thoughtless mot- orlsts who fail to respond to these warning signs the officials say moreover they point out many iseem to engender a positive hatred of highway signs as evidenced by those mutilated for no apparent rea son- highway traffic signs says the hon george doucett minister of highways are posted for the pro tection of the public those who ignore their warning deface or damage these signs are a public menace mony at the norwegian consulate in toronto monday dr h j cody former chancellor of the university of toronto also received the medal the two men being the only can adians to be so honored the award was made at the com mand of king haakon of norway the decoration is named after the patron saint of norway who was converted to christianity during one of his viking raids on england in ancient days the decoration is awarded to norwegians and for eigners for outstanding services and without any citation as the award itself is considered proof enough of exceptional ability the medal is suspended by a rib bon in the norwcigian national col ours of red white and blue in ver tical stripes the front has a pro file relief of king haakon surround ed by the words haakon viii nor ways king and the kings per sonal motto all for norway on the reverse side is the old stolafs cross in a relief a cross and two battle axes liilliiiii highway signs are every two years but replace -v- ji is painted many kinds of signs in ontario the department of highways operates 20 sign shops- located in various sections of the province each shop is equipped and stalled to construct paint clean and george stockdale emphasizes that and other factors have much to do ments and repairs are a con stant requirement art jelly of the toronto division loads a truck for a replacement trip repair the different types of signs the signs are for the safety as well used on the highways the various as the convenience of the travelling classifications of signs include the public everything possible is being route numbers finger boards sym- done he says to make the signs bol signs railway crossing signs clearly visible and easily readable school signs speed limit signs and by research and actual tests new special signs such as checkerboards designs are studied for effectiveness etc before being put into general use chief signs man of the province traffic count number of accidents daniel norton dies in his 8vth year following an illness of only a month daniel norton beloved hus band of jessie shaw passed away at his home in oxbridge on thurs day nov 20th in his s5th year the funeral took place to uxbridge cemetery on saturday services be ing held in the uxbridge baptist church by rev douglas davis of stouftville the late daniel norton was born in pickering township in 1s02 a son of the late mr and mrs ed ward norton and for some years he farmed in uxbridge township and later for many years ho was engineer for the county of ontario eocoocoosooocoooc dealers j canadian iuvkks of scrap claremont will ay 100 for old scrap bat terles delivered highest market prices paid for these goods brass copper aluminum lead iron old radiators horse hair duck feather ticks new duck feathers old bagging wagon tires and tubes exchanged for above material al buys 1000 or more called for j hutton claremont phone claremont 8r31 ooooooocxxweooooc 3sgji p in wmtsssm iv mk m to make highway signs visible at night and increase their safety factor a material known as scotchlite is applied to the face of the signs claude leech shows how its done on the tractor and grader until 11 years ago and for the past 2s years has been a resident of uxbridge where he was well and favorably known in 1s95 he married jessie shaw who with five sons daniel of ux bridge fred samuel harry tor onto newton of duparquet que and four daughters sylvia mrs w ii coles burlington maud mrs c t logan toronto ella mrs m g holden stouffville and edna of uxbridge and a sister mrs louis harris minesing ontario the charge made that is men employed as storemen in the army had been omployedto play hockey at sisoamonth salaries has been flatly denied in ottawa with the incidental remark that of 3000 employees at a dejot mentioned merely 20 play hockey notice to veterans interested in training if yon arc planning on taking vocational training under the veteran rehabilitation act you diould apply immediately a the right to apply with very few exceptions ends december 31 1947 applications may be made to the nearest ditric of the department of veterans affairs in person or by mail or to the veterans officer at the nearest office of the national employment service t rfrw t obov or n diidarvd mbl to jonvary 1 147 pwin od nhraim whet entry into training wt djoy4 by tfi ntury for dto frormft vnc oufkortry th dporrm of vcfotsm afforv pvbfitlid pfdr outhcrify of tfc ktyhl hac ion a vci mr f vmtiram aport the department of veterans affairs with selecting a sign for a particular location a new type of sign is now being used throughout the province to indicate bumps on the road signs are iposted 300 feet to 500 feet on each side of the bump and another sign marked bump right at the obtruction another design warning of through traffic ahead is being tested with a iew to replacing the old one that read through highway 500 feet the new signs will say stop ahead- the new wording follows the safety trend to make the signs as effect ive as brevity will allow vandalism costly vandalism says mr stockdale is responsible for much of the wear and tear of highway signs the lit tle reflector buttons that make the signs visible at night seem to have a special attraction for vandals he says last fall it was necessary to replace 10000 of these on ontario highways came the spring and an other 1000 had to be replaced these buttons are of no use to anyone but boys and grown men and some women will gouge them out with a knife or smash them with a stone another kind of sign wrecking according to dan dyer head of the toronto sign painting division is the strong man who wishes to impress his girl and bends one of the metal signs out of shape a sur prising number of these sigsn are damaged this way he says highway signs riddled with bul lets are a common sight in the north says mr dyer explaining that hunters frequently use them for targets he points out that this not only detracts from the safety value of the sign but poor marks manship might result in death or injury to any in the vicinity making signs visible at night the symbol signs that indicate stop curve hill etc are treated with a fabric known as scotchlite that has the ability to reflect any light cast on it warning the driver of the hazard well within the brak ing distance of a vehicle travelling at the maximum authorized speed and thus adding to the safety of night driving reflectorized signs are used on all dual highways and the signs on all two lane roads are being reflectorized as rapidly af possible in 1012 the province introduced a new type of railroad sign that indicated the number of tracks at sigxs have meaning symbol signs are used to indicate sharp curve hill road crossing etc morris carson of highway departments toronto sign shop applies the finishing touches to thus one emphasizing the need for helping the unfortunate children of europe the crossing this was for the ixme- senator cairine wilson told a meet- fit of those prone to start across ing here that in one section of tno railway as soon as the ohstruc- rumania there are no children be- tra had passed by and who cause all have starved to death stouffville sand gravel limited are prepared to stippy your requirements of crushed gra vel sand concrete gravel pit run delivered or at the bin plant phone 5820 office phone 370 fail to make allowance for another train approaching on the second or third track the use of the railway signs to indicate the number of tracks is thus an important accident preventive strong mans work the sign held by dan dyer head of the toronto division of the department of highways sign shops is one of many bent out of shape by muscular showoffs vandals are respon sible for the destruction of hun dreds of highway signs dicksons hill farmer buys markham hotel mr and mrs got gamble who bought the harvey mover farm at dicksons hill are shortly to leave the farm having purchased an in terest in the tremont hotel in j markham together with mr and mrs anderson who recently ar rived from england mi gamble and mr anderson are typical of the best of englishmen and look enough alike that folks take them for brothers the gambles have a reputation for conducting attractive and appet izing menus since at their dick sons hill farm they made the ser ving of evening dinners a special sideline last month about 210 meals were served indicating they were working up quite a trade des pite the fact that the stone farm house is not very conveniently lo cated to the highway mr gamble in addition to con ducting a farm is a chartered ac countant and has been the munici pal auditor for stouffville for sev eral years since his new position in the hotel business will make fur ther demands on his time he may now relinquish the work of town auditor a position that demands a chartered accountant under the act according to the rt hon fran cis m forde australian high com missioner to canada australian women today with a new sense of their own power and responsibil ities are uniting to plan a postwar world in which women will play a more important role than ever be fore mayfair restaurant monday thru friday 8 am 11 pm 8 a in saturday 12 pm s30e30e for your requirements in baled hay and straw see maple lodge farms phone 4707 stouffville rr1 ic30i aoi aon gormley garage we are equipped to do general repair work by skilled mechanic also welding done on short notice goodrich tires in stock banford bryan gormley ph 7304 and 7316 new showroom business now painting barns and roofs sprayed painted red lead and aluminum houses brush painted estimates freely given a e heaton son 1 gorijiloy ont ph stonff 731 i icoooooooooooofiaoc open for featuring guirney gas stoves especially built for essotane gas kelvinator refrigerators rogers majestic radios john inglis postwar washers 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