Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 19 Nov 1956, p. 6

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Fall Fatalities Many Drivers and gt Never Cdich Up With Season close ttudy of the circum stance of fatal traffic accidents suggests that many driven and pedestrian never quite catch up with the xenon Arthur Row an Directorof Ontario Depart ment of Highways Accident cords Division point out The only time this situation works to advantage is during the early spring At that time people it would seem have bad all winter to develop warinessand as the season changcs better weather and light conditions combine to improve the traffic picture 0n therotbcr hand the Fall seems to find many people unpre pared for the hazards of early darkness and abrupt changes in the weather For example dur ing November 1955 there were 33 pedestrians killed by motor vehicles and of these fatalities 14 occurred between the hours of £30 and pm when day turns to dark Between these hours also there were three cyclists three passengers and ilve drivers fatally ured Compared with this two half hour period with its 25 ths the sevenhour period betwee 930 am and 430 pm accounted for 13 0f the days of the week Sat urday was the worst with lit fatal accidents five of whinh happened between 430 and pm and six between 1030 pm Lad midnight Sunday was dangerous day but it is important to note the times at which accidents took place Out of total of ten fatal accid ents occurring on Sunday eight took place between midnight Sat urday and oclock Sunday morn ing The other two were daytime accidents in one of which driv cr skidded into the ditch on an icy road and in the other an overtaking driver struck the car ahead and caused it to swerve into thevditch out of control An examination of pedestrian fatalities showed that many of the victims acted incautiously Walk ing across an intersection against trafficriight is an unnecessarily dangerous act However some thing prompted three people to do this under obviously perilous con ditions and drivers were unable to avoid them vAnothcr hazardous pedestrian action was standing in the road in some cases in an attempt to stop an approach ing car or assistance Four ft alitics occurred inthis way during the hours of darkness In no case did the pedestrian use reflect ing or illuminated device Each driver involved failed to see the victim until it was too late to avoid the collision The admoni tion to walk FACING approaching traffic hassurely reachedevery ones attention yet the month re corded four pedestrian deaths Silveriish Appear in The Best HOUseholds In even the bestkept houses elusive little insectsrailed sil verfish pop up to harry the housewiiarand nibble holes in books curtains and clothing in case you have yet to meet your first Silverfish its carrotshaped about threeeighth of an inch long andhas threc long tail like mlcctions at the hind end of the body and two long slender feelers at the head The name Silverfish comes from the pests silVery scalelike covering The silveriish doesnt seem to he fussy about his environment He thrives best in damp warm idark places but he also appears mysteriously in the best caredfor places and in attics and country houses which are far from warm Todays bettercon structed and evenlyheated build ings make him especially happy ln apartment houses silverfiah are most abundant in heated base ments and from there they follow pipe lines to apartments on the lower floors You may find sur prisiiigly large numbers of them new buildings the walls of which are still damp SilVerfish enjoy the dark When yo turn on light theyre out of sight quicksas flash Tbats whyyou scldomsee them until they havebecome very undant They like quiet tooandr they could choose between noisy cafeteria and the more sedate dimlylit cocktail lounge theyd pickthe peaéeful place These salamanderlike pests are particularly fond of eating high quality papers with glazed surf faces Vpbookbindings wallpaper and anything held together with pasta or gum They play havoc with starche lothing eat holes fabrics especially in dentally brightest where this rule of out Kinny Traffic Act was broken Coming around parked ornioviog car was another dangerous action which resulted in the death of three pedestrians and cyclist Fatalities involving the occu pants of vehicles either passen gers or drivers totalled 42 in 31 accidents Skids on slippery sur face were involved in seven ac cidents failure to stop for traffic lights or through streets or higb ways caused six more and five railway crossing collisions took nine lives Ontarios accident experience during November last year sug gests that the cause of most ac cidents could be regarded as relatively small thing something like the fuse cap in charge of explosives and for the most part in the categories of inattention neglect or poor judgment Todays traffic said Mr now an demands special kind of alertness and attention some thing that can he maintained over long periods and not become dilutedsome process of mind that prevents even the smallest deviation from sound sensible driving habits and encourages at tention to the WHOLE traffic pictureALL of the time TwoMan Mayoralty Race at Penetang There will he race for the mayorally oi Penetang this year At Fridays nomination meeting in the North Simcoc town Thompson barrister announced his intention of running against the incumbent George Kerr The election will be fairly quiet affair however Itcch Alf Cage and his deputy Archie Verricre received acclamations along with tour 1956 members of the sixsman council Felix Tur cotte Godfrey Trilsbcck lan Ulriekscn and Ray McDonald and two new councillors Joseph Duquette and Ralph White Public school board acclama tions were Mauiillo and Robillard Earl Brooks was acclaimed wa ter and light commission mcm her To New York COUGHUN led the sales staffat Dangerfield Motors in two month sales contest and left by TCA for New York on satur day Nov 17 with hiswife Mary The coveted prize on this contest was an allexpense paid trip to New York for the successful sales man and his wife They will re turri uesday Nov 20 NIAGARA Talks about first my to get money Hive yon ver thonght of die amouu of money lhlt on tied up in rear er you have butdo yon know dracyour ear repra aeuu invinfis lome people all it upiui which can be and you for credit Well vae be eve thatatrue and it in the reason we ma euro loans to very quickly It attractionstake only twenty minutes to complete cu loin ry simple amigbr for war of getting ninney Lets see you car no license card You gain real Advantage whenyou borrow It Niagara for loanfsgen Juno Ire liteininmd no ermvcost to you and if an on pare ratesyou will and Niagaras are frequently wcr of re one of our thor nan on can helP if theauro loan doeanr yonr rare So if yamneed mom and if you faced it drop in wxnnnsnar Nov it There was the lightest docket in long time for His Worship Magistrate Gall Foam fnrAs riatant Crown Attorney Kennedy and for 01 cf Tsebarbardt and asllatant PC Winger of the Barriedorcc Adjournment More adjournment than usual were dated to Nov 21 and Clarence Brown Mldhurst in honérhfThomas Dunns re tirement from the Canadian Pacific Railway this month after 43 years of service He was presented with reading lamp and bunny Mr and Mrs Williamlilfalt Mrs Harry Dawson of Barrie Mr and MrsNRpss ljlarris of Centre Vespra and Stan Dunn oeridhurst were also present Mr and Mrs Dunn moved from Roderick to Crnighurstidt years ago They have recently built permanent home for their retirement years They have four daughters and one son left to right standing oregmrs Ralph Hodgson Frances Arthurof Craighurst and Mrs Frank Reid Helen of Hamilton Beat ed are Mrs Ivan Cairns Mildred left and Mrs Clarence Brown Jenn of Midhurst right Marchand Approxi Fulidouhle bed sizegt88 3t IOZIinches These charges Too Much Speed when PCDuane Sweeney notJ ed high speed on the part of Frank Stingel 17 on Nov 10 in town he followed Stingel ad mitted doing 65 lie was fined included variety of $20 with costs of $15 and his li FAMILY DINNER was held at the home of Mr and Mrs tense was suspended for two months CausedDisturbance The same officer had charge against David Smith for cause inga disturbance at restaurant at Maple and Dunlap West When the officer arrived he found the accused fighting with fouril of the stall at the cntrancc Smith claimed he was not intoxicated but had an argument there He admitted having some beer and wine The fine was $15 with costs of $2 Three BrookIns Arrested by Barrie officers Kcn Farrcli and Doug Wright on Monday morning Nov 12 two young men John Wilson Bar rie and Johncw Blasdell Orillia Keeps lovely washing afterwosmng iFringedi it three sides wh tr Choose your gi bedspread from Li as illustrated Dosty Rosey Light of Barrie an gated identon Colllehstreet at 1115 Nov 13 benoted thatltohald Pettin driver of one ear involved vvn staggering at thelocene and was found tobe impaired by alcohol The accused armed folrél withcosta tit35 suspended for sixmo Telegraph RetiredI Years of Saw GRANDE PRAIRIE ALTA CP After 43 years ofservice Grande Prairiea government tel egraph link to the otitalde world hu been tby progress ltmeana Warm the par The official records have been neatly bundled tipand the office door locked because telephone and hemmercial telegraph oer vices have made thagovernnient operation unnecessary Fortythreo years ago cutting the unafcommunicalion lininbc tween Grands Prairie 250 miles northwest of Edmonton and clvib iration set earlyaettiers into tiny of anxiety isolated 250 mileazfrom the end of steel in newlyopened wilder nesswhere no telephone was to carry messages onlsida for many years to come the frontier of that day was dependcnt on its telegraphic Vllfchnc News VI link with newtlieavy were neededalnditmod Opeli admnnto Diily Macadam 1911 film lranabnndant on the Boson pcrited the mph owes when it opened here pendent Griafleld whose careermegan lad tap railwayrkey about 324 after Kr Byinea death Only lait Ap ll did Gflafield turnhis key yerdo his successor after 32 years wait Brattiand radio opeutnr in lhafoteaLry service at Silver Lake became th hit telempher to operate the vernment line Theisuex Canalfgeoutreo no iocti since it was cut formatting dmrt between the Heditenanean and the Red Sea of equitigvei EAYWGQP Animal Hespfiél The government never has me start PREME Eihihit 93 see5 STARTING roofintwv rnnxnomc or ifihiinosw issoeuttr lliiCLiiJ by appointment CHENILLE BFDSPRLAIT

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