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DRIVERS BLAMED FOR DEATH TOL (Continued from page 9) the laying of dust; but obviously the accident situation was upon his mind. For he depared from his schedule long enough to declare that, in his opinion, one hundred per cent. of the highway accidents were due to carelessness. "In our state," he added, "we have done everything we could think of to reduce the casualties, but we have accomplished little, We have erected guard railings, we have placed thousands of road signs, we have cut out the sharp curves and the corners, we have spent millions, but in spite of all we could do, there has been no falling off in ac- cidents, It is all due to the man be- hind the wheel. I think if I give you a definition of a man it will ex- plain much, A man is a creature who can see a pretty ankle three blecks distant, but who cannot see a loco- motive the size of a school house, reinforced with a flock of. freight cars even when it is almost on top of him." Planning Safety Roads saskatchewan stepped into the MacKenzie, chief field. engineer for safety-first situation when H. R. that province, stated they were plan- ning théir rural roads with the aim of making them accident-proof. Their aim was to construct roads with a twenty-four-foot width, and with diches at such a gradual slant that an automobile could rum into them -- s headache 0 BoP% minutes b the clock. 2% per box at a fair speed and still fail to turn turtle or fall on its side, The only means of preventing accidents would be to build roads where accidents were impossible, The matter came up In various othér forms. Hon, George Henry, president of the association, and S. L. Squire, president of the executive committee, both made reference to the casualty list during the annual meeting of the association, while other speakers dropped sufficient remarks to guarantee that tomor- row's session, which is designed to consider "Traffic, Safety and Road Protection," will leave its mark upon the future of highway traffic in Canada. For Safety of Publie The annual meeting of the Good Roads Association, which was held apart from the convention, did not pass without its recognition of the accident situatigh. That - came in the form of resolutions. The Association went of record "as strongly supporting every effort made by individuals, associations or Governments that may add to the safety of highways." Further, it in- structed the executive to study mod- ern highway conditions in order that they might be in' a position to assist governing bodies to solve "this most serious of modern problems." In order to further the cause the association declared fits approval, as far as possible, of thie case of uni- form highway danger and direction signs throughout Camada, and de- cided to draw the atiention of re- sponsible bodies in all the Provinces to the desirability of signing all towns, lakes, streams and historical places in an attractive manner, be- lieving that the name will add greatly to the safety and interest of highway travel," In touching upon the question of Federal aid the prelude to a resolu- tion pointed out that the Dominion Government had collected upwards of $175,000,000 in the past ten years which could be traced directly or indirectly to highways, In view of that, the organization re-affirmed its oft-stated belief in Federal aid, ICA 20 A 2S 2 2A 2 nC 2 A nn A 0) Eee) RADIO SERVICE AND REPAIR WORK Radio and it is our desire unequalled, A phone call will bring prompt attention, R.E., our Service Superintendent, is specially qualified iy Mr, Yates, AM to give a service heretofore Generator and Starter Co., Lid. 16 Church St. THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, and instructed is executive committee to make every reasonable effort to induce the Federal Government to put its hands in the treasury once more, : Mr. 8. L. Squire, chairman of the executive committee, pointed out that the Good Roads Association af- forded an excellent medium through which legislation, regulation and highway construction could be 'con- sidered impartially; and with ref- erence to the perplexing problem o safety, he remarked. : For Uniform Regulation "It is more apparent than ever that since the use of our highways is becoming more and more inter- provincial, it is of the utmost im- portance in the interest of safety that rules of the road, legal speeds. on the. highways and road signs of every nature shall be as uni- form as possible--even a little con- fusion may lead to fatal accidents, land while the Canadian Good Roads "Association is an advocate of more and better roads and sees in the in- creased use of the highways the ful- filment of their earlier vision, still the Association has stood for high- way safety and for the adoption of such measures as may bring about a minimum of accidents. Most of the present day accidents are preven- tible, and all such should be reduced to the vanishing point. Carefulness and courtesy on the highway on the part of all drivers will go a long way toward the elimination of ac- cidents." Still, in spite of accidents, Mr. Squire felt that no agency in modl- ern life had contriubted more to bring about interprovincial under- standing and a closer relation be- tween rural and urban than had the good roads movement, and would have warranted its being. Tribute was expressed for the work of several prominent members of the association who died during the year, They were: Hon, John Oliver, late Premier of British Columbia and first vice-president of the organization; Anthony Rankin of Kingston, member of the Highway Advisory Board of Ontario and a director of the Good Roads Associa- tion; A. U. Campbell, known throughout Canada as "Good Roads Campbell"; Hon. Thomas Johnson of Winnipeg, and E. A. James, former engineer of York County, Ontario. The death of so many prom- inent men, it was pointed out, was a distinct loss, not only to the as- sociation but to Canada as a whole. New Officers Elected The new officers are: Hon, Past Presidents, Hon. J. L. Perron, Min- Veplot, Pastmaster-General; W. R. Clubb, Minister of Works, | Manitoba; Henorary President Hon. George S. Henry, Minister of High- ways, Ontario; President, Hon. P. C. Black, Minister of Highways, Nova Scotia; 1st Vice-President, Hon. 0. L. McPherson, Minister of Highways, Alberta; 2nd Vice-Presi- dent Hon. W. H. Sutherland, Mini- ster of Public Works, British Col- umbia; Secretary-Treasurer, George A, McNamee, Montreal; Directors, the officers and J. L. Boulanger, Deputy Minister of Highways, Prov- ince of Quebec; J. G. Calder, Sas- katoon, Sask.; William Findlay, Wm, Findlay Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont.; T. J. Mahony, past president, On- tario Good Roads Association, Ham- ilton Ont.; A. McGillivray, Highway Commissioner, Province of Mani- toba; Theo G. Morgan, president, Royal Automobile Club of Canada, "It is now generally recognized," he added, "that highways are no longer simply a loval importance, nor are they looked upon as a sec- ondary system of transportation, but rather have they become the foundation upon which the super- structure of national transportation is reared and as such are of ma- terial and economic interest to every municipality, whether urban or rural, and to every Government, whether municipal, provineial or federal, Moreover these roads occupy such an important place in the economy of the nation that a proper relation- ship must be recognized and estab- lished between so-called roads or highways and the various other means of transportation whether it he steam or electric railways, whether it be transportation, water or the air." Hon. G, 8, Henry Hon, Mr, Henry remarked that some people appeared to think the justification for the existence of the Canadian Good Roads Association had passed away, but he disagreed, though its primary .concern may have changed. That concern was safety, and the Minister of High- ways felt that if some solution of the problem could be successfully advocated, then the association would have been well worth while FALL TIME! That is to say: Time for > a new Suit by Sociely Brand It's great, when Fall comes, to tog yourself out in an entirely right. They're 'assortment of fabrics -- Bristol Stripes, Scotch Downs, Dublin Twist -- beautiful patterns and shades. You'll have a great time choosing! $32.50 and $35.00 JOHNSTON'S new outfit of clothes. We have everything you need. The basis, of course, should be a suit by Society Brand, in either the two- button, the distinguished double- breasted or popular college three-button style. 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We'll go a long way to assist purchasers and prospective home-builders FAIRVIEW PARK And remember that in buying Fairview Park prop- erty you're locating well within the city limits, three minutes from General Motors, and only a step from downtown, A REAL 28 KING ESTATE qe ST.E. OS LAYY A Smith, acting Deputy Minister of Highways, Ontario, and P, Phillip, | Deputy Minister of Highways, Brits | Ish Columbia. Hon, J, L. Perron, J. A. Duchastel, Hon, D. A. Stewart, A, McGillivray, Wm. Findlay and George A. McNa- mee, | Apart from that, technical discus- sion occupied a considerable part of the day's business. Highway Gap in North At the banquet in the e¥éning, Hon, William Finlayson, Minister of Lands and Forests in the Qstario Government, "hoped the co tion would not cope to a close. fpithout | considering the highway gap along the north sho} of Lake rior, That gap, he i Bah pms the one great flaw ig the TransCanada Highway, and he felt it was the *'one great work" of the Canadian Good Reads Association to do all ip its power to see that the situation was corrected, One and all agreed that improved highways were a unifying link in Canadigiiism, and 'that in such respect thathighways had taken the place formégly occupied by the steam railways. So, if the scattered portion of Canada were to he prop- erly bound upj {the "Prans-Canada Highway should be completed. Hon. Mr. Finlayson recalled. that when the Ontario Government under- took the construction of a new sec- tion of the Provincial Highway Sys- tem, it assisted the towns and vil- lages through which the road pass- ed by assuming one-half the cost. While he did not call upon the Do- minion Government to face half the cost of filling in the Lake Superior gap in the Trans-Canada Highway, he still felt the Federal treasury should assume a reasonable share of the expense, and, with that in view, he trusted the Good Roads As- sociation would consider the matter and would later approach the Do- minion officials. The highway, when completed, would be a national as- set: therefore the Federal Govern- ready in a big i Phone 676 ment should assist. Further, an im- petus to provincial roadway construc- tion would follow the marking out of the Lake Superior link. If the whole of the Trans-Canada Highway were clearly designated, the various Provinces would be able to build their connecting links with the as- surance that they were properly placed as feeders. Should Recc've Highway Aid Hon. Perey Black, Minister of Highways for Nova Scotia, agreed that the Federal Government should renew its highway aid. On the day previous, Mr. Black declared the Dominion had received a greater re- turn for its $20,000,000 spent in aiding roadway construction than it had obtained from any sixty million spent in any other way. Last night he raised that sixty million to eighty The Federal Government, he declar- ed, should be impressed with its responsibility in helping to link up the scattered districts. For any fail- ure in such appreciation must work to the detriment of the nation. Speaking as chairman of the High- way Advisory Board of Ontario, Hon. 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