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tt n the stouftvuil tribune thurvfcy mard 25 1959 farm safety theme gets top billing at lions club farm safety which is being widely promoted at the present time throughout ontario receiv ed top billing on monday eve ning at the regular meeting of the stouffville lions club it was the occasion of the clubs annual farmers night dinner and the speaker was mr len sykes executive director of the retail farm equipment dealers association and manag ing director of the canada farm industrial equipment show mr sykes in his opening re marks commended the lions club for established practice of setting aside oe night a year to bring together the town and countrv men he said it has long been my thought that through this and numerous other ways a much better under standing of each others prob lems might well be attained your stouffville club is bv no means the first group of its kind that has asked me to talk to them on the subject of farm safety the night i attended the south brant lions club some 32 of the 35 people at that i meeting had either been in- volved themselves or had a f am- ily member who had experienc- ed a farm accident one memj 1 ber carried an empty sleeve in i cvidence from 1931 to 1956 canadas j rural population decreased by 5 while the urban populai tion increased by 12f during i the same period the condition in ontario showed a decrease of 1 in its rural population against an increase of 14 in the urban sections these figures are mentioned to show that production de- mands have been and will be increased while the number of those left to meet the demands is consistently being reduced today the average farmer pro duces ten times the food and fibre that his grandfather did in less time and with less labor for this we can be mighty thankful- now as a hundred years ago the farmer is the rugged backbone of our econ omy as he has grown so has the country- a partner in the farmers growth has been the implement dealer he has put into the farmers hands the tools and serviced those tools that have produced our abund ance it is generally conceded that the agricultural industry will see an increase in individ ual acreage with accent on me chanization man has always been beset by one misfortune and then an other in ancient rome it was wise to stand well clear of the chariots and there was the time in merry old england when you kept your head by- staying clear of the tower farm animals were at one time the greatest menace to safety on the farm today they are responsible for only about 7 while mechanized equip ment contributes some 52c of the accident causes xx33xmg3x3x33x have you got income tax troubles most of us have at this time of year books to be brought up to date payroll records to be totalled and goodness knows how many other last minute problems dont risk inaccuracy mistakes can be unpleasant and expensive there is only one safe way to handle your part of the job the new victor and smithcorona guarantee perfect totals tedious hours of work adding machines as well as saving you low price will suit you the sixcolumn victor suitable for most businesses sells for only 11450 sevencolumn 12950 adder smithcorona full key board at 9995 see the new victor adder at the stouffville tribune stouffville phone 152 lex sykes awareness of farm safety was first brought to the fore by the farm equipment insti tute an organization of farm equipment manufacturers of the united states it has now reached a well organized pro ject by the us national safe ty council and in that country everything is well in hand a similar condition exists under the royal society for the pre vention of farm accidents in great britain conditions are somewhat dif ferent in canada particularly here in ontario there will be those of you who are aware of the farm accident survey pres ently being conducted by the ontario department of agricul ture in fact some of you may- even be participating in conduct ing the project in your area we as an organization are very happy indeed that some action is being taken thisof course will most likely lead to other activity and so on for the present however and in an ef fort to justify my concern i must use other sources for in formation at this time authentic figures from the province of saskatchewan in form us that 80 lives were lost through farm accidents in 1957 and that there were 2724 farm accidents requiring hospitaliza tion in the same year alberta figures suggest that there were 68 fatalities in one year in that province let it be noted that these two provinces have been actively concerned with definite statis tics in farming activities since 1952 further quoting from the alberta report 88 young people under age 20 were killed 51 of whom were under 10 years du ring the threeyear period 1955 56 and 57 the causes of these deaths were from tractor opera tion twenty overturned on the highway 23 overturned in the field and 20 occurred when someone fell off a tractor and was run over that my association of onta rio retail farm equipment dea lers condones my activities and allows me to spend both their time and money to assist farm safety is i am sure a credit to them while serving this posi tion it has been possible for me to look into the treatment being given this subject by various slates across the border and to visit and discuss the programs carried on by the royal society for the prevention of accidents in england it may surprise you to know- that very definite laws prevail in europe concerning tractors and farm machinery in france and west germany extra seats are to be found on all tractors where it is a rule that anyone other than the driver riding on a tractor must sit a parent in england who allows a child to ride on his tractor or permits anyone under age to drive a tractor even on his own farm is governed by law if an acci dent occurs the adult is liable from my numerous observa tions it is not my contention j that laws or even pamphlets t are the answer to the problem laws require enforcement andi pamphlets must be read and di gested awareness of the prob lems through flash messages such as posters and short print ed messages provided in great quantities together with plenty of actual education might be better attained while attending the western safety conference it became quite evident that the western provincial governments were deep in an educational pro gram and never missed an op portunity to interject some form of demonstration or display that would tend to promote an ele ment of safety one point i am particularly determined to make and leave with you is that it is not the tractor that causes death and accidents but the operator xewspaper headlines such as tractor causes death of young farmer are most certainly very inaccurate the death was caused by the young farmers careless operation of the ma chine manufacturers of these machines do everything possible to make them safe and it is unfair to place the responsibil ity on them in an effort to reduce my talk ing time and your listening time here tonight 1 have brou ght along a few posters accept please the suggestions and con cerning your tractors remem ber carry ro children as passen gers hitch only to the draw bar avoid working on steep hills near cut banks close to sharp shouldered roads us safe speeds and legal lights at night keep children away from working machines keep safetv shields in place before un plugging cleaning or oiling machinery shut off the power and neutralize the gears keep clothing in good repair have work breaks to cut fatigue check on the children before moving machines around farm buildings or play areas keep doors securely fastened to pre vent falls from vehicles check check and double- check to check for safetv is not a whim it will save time money a life or a limb the flavour and colour of butter is natures secret o o ass ontario cream produces marketing board urusunis sttit turn nomais j stouffville figure skating club presents its springtime ice mevue saturday march 28th 800 pm sharp in the stouffville arena featuring the 1959 canadian jr pair champions debbie wilkes and guy revell also louis stong 2nd junior mens singles 1959 canadian championships and the club professional judy anne mfarthur gold test skater silver dancer who has appeared on jjvi mrc mcftri nuk t with international ice review and wdth sportsmens shows throughout usa over 90 local club members in glamorous numbers from such faraway and exciting places as hawaii south america the land of the bullfight holland london paris back home with the rcmp and the fantastic land of mother goose reserved seats s150 on sale at arena only sanctioned by cfsa rush seats available from club members adults 100 children 50e our doors i i come on in its old time i take the wheel get 7a aens oafc eeff are wide welcome this is tradein time if youre the owner of a 55 56 or 57 car any make or model were geared to give extraspecial attention to your needs to show you all the new and 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