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Trucker Nominated For Bravery Award TORONTO, SEPTEMBER 6, 1974.....David Tiffin, an Orillia truckdriver, has been nominated for the 1974 Dun- lop -National Truck Hero A- ward for his prompt actions helping to save a fellow truck. ers life during a serious high- way accident. The name of the winner of the 1974 Award will be an- nounced in November, of this year.. On October 3, 1973, Tif- fin, who drives for the Orillia- based firm of Ray Wiles Haulage, was travelling on highway 12 near the junction of Highway 7, Whitby, when he noticed a jack-knifed tra- ctor trailer ahead. To avoid a head-on colli- sion with an oncoming car, the driver of the disabled ve- hicle, Dave Tierney of King- ston, had crashed his truck into the ditch and was pinned insie the rig. The whole weight of Tierney's truck was gradually settling onto his chest and neck. Tiffin acted quickly. He speedily manoeuvred his truck into position attaching chains to Tierney's rig. For the next half hour until re- scue equipment arrived, Tif- fin was able to keep the wei. ght of the jack-knifed vehicle from crushing the trapped man. In his report of the ac- cident, Constable William VanDoleweerd of the Dur- ham Regional Police Force said "...if this action had not been taken, the accident would have no doubt been a fatality." .Mr. Tiffin was nominated for the Dunlop Hero of the Year Award by Police Chief Jon M. Jenkins of the Dur- ham police. A truck hero can be any professional truck driver who has performed an act of bravery or heroism beyond the call of duty. A panel of judges con- sisting of Philip J. Farmer, Executive Director of the Canada Safety Council, Wal- ter B.G. Reynolds, Director Safety Office, Ontario Mini- stry of Transportation and Communications, and Manley J. Spencer, President, Dunlop Canada Limited, will select the National Hero in October. The selected Hero will re- ceive the 1974 Dunlop Na- tional Hero trophy, a cash award of $500.00, an en- This photo ot a tractor- trailer on end against a tele- phone pole which appeared in the Free Press last October is the accident referred to in the accompanying story. Truckdriver David Tiffin has been cited for Dunlop's graved Rolex watch and VIP week-end in Toronto, with al] expenses paid by Dunlop Canada Limited, the sponsors of the award. The presentation will take place at a luncheon of The Ontario Trucking Association convention to be held at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, in November. A reward of $200.00 will National Truck Hero Award for saving the life of Dave Tierney who was still pinned in the cab at the time of this photo. The largest boat ever shown at a Dockside show will be seen this September at the lakeside adjacent to Ontario Place. The "queen of the fleet" will be a 60' Chris-Craft motor yacht which will be shown with a- bout 150 other boats of all sizes, types and varieties. The large vessel will be an alum- inum hulled Roamer and of course will have all the amen- ities of deep sea travel. Appointments to board her will be necessary. From France the Dufour 27 will lead the field of inter- national entries. This is an unusual and well designed sailing sloop. From Cape Breton comes the Cabotcraft 36, a cutter- rigged sloop with many unique features, such as a wine cellar! If your taste runs to boats which are well designed, sleek, racy looking and fun, be sure to see the line of Wellcraft water ski and fun boats fron California. These boats are fibreglass with a finish and decor resembling the winning entry in a rod and custom car show. C and C Yachts of Oak- ville will display nine of their sailboats. Schwill Yachts of Odessa, Ontario 'will~show their DS 16 and DS 20 fibreglass sailboats while Bayfield Boat Yard will dis- play the Bayfield 23' and the .Bayfield 30'. Officials of the show ex- pect over 150 craft floating or land display as well as increased exhibits of equip- ment and accessories in the large striped dispiay tent. The past success of the show and the increase in sales of deluxe boats has increased attendance and exhibitors' participation. Other name boats to be seen include: a 25' new Hun- ter sloop from Leisure Times a 23' Dolphin sailboat from Olympic Yachts. Omer Tremblay of Etobicoke will display the San Juan 24' sail- boat along with the "invita- tion", a 15' daysailor from Bombardier, the snowmobile manufacturer which is diver- sifying its leisure time pro-i duct line. Docksie is held Siptem- ber 12 to 15 adjacent to Ontario Place; parking is avail- able. The show is sponsored by the Canadian National Sportsmen's show with entire proceeds to conservation.and related projects. For further information please contact: Peter Spring Peter Spring Public Relations & Publicity P, O. Box 72 Etobicoke, Ontario Telephone: (416) 366-0611 WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1974, PAGE 3 Chu.rch Events The Whitby Free Metho- dist Church is planning two exciting community events. Thussday Sept. 12 commenc- ing at 6 p.m. there will be a fellowship fun night on the church grounds with games; races etc. and finishing with a corn roast and.sign song. Monday Sept. 9 to Thurs- day Sept. 19 from 7 to 8 p.m. childrenî will thrill to the music, drawings, pictures, movies by cartoonist and musician Erland Smith' Added attraction is his talk-- ing parrot. All boys and girls are welcome, a collection will be received. Parents are in- vited to listen in with their children. Free Press Photo by Mike Burgess Mike Burgess go to the person nominating the 1974 Hero. Nominations should be made in writing and sent to the Canada Safety Council, 30 The Driveway, Ottawa, Ontario. News clippings, wit- ness statements or other doc- umentary proof of the heroic action should accompany any nominations. Ministry Cautions Home Conners About Potential Botulism Poisoning The Ministry of Health today cautioned residents that improper preparation of home preserves can result in botulism, a form of food poi- soning. Botulism poisoning leads to paralysis of limbs, respiratory failure, and death in 55 per cent of recorded cases. The botulism microbe, commonly present in soil, is counteracted by acid. There- fore, home canned fruits and tomatoes of the standard var- iety do not normally become contaminated. Ali other veg- etables, including the golden yellow low acid tomato, must by home processed in the container at temperatures considerably higher than the boiling point of water to des- troy the botulism microbe. For safe preservation of vegetables a pressure cooker should always be used. Dif- ferent vegetables require dif- ferent pressures and cooking times to attain the specific temperature needed to kill the botulism microbe. Relia- ble cook books and pressure cooker manuals will provide correctsprocessing times and pressures. As an added safeguard, ail home vegetable preserves should be boiled in their li- quid for at least 15 minutes before tasting or serving (20 minutes for corn or squash). For additional informa- tion contact the Community Health Protection Branch, Ministry of Health, 15 Over. lea Blvd., Toronto. I ALUMINUM, FIBREGLASS FISHING BOATS FIBREGLASS REPAIRS FIBREGLASS MATERIALS USED BOATS Whitby Marine Hwy. 12 at Myrtle Station 6554117 Dockside'74 GAIL DORFMAN SCHOOL OF BALLET will be opening in Whitby, September, 1974. A teacher at the National Ballet School of Canada for five years, Gail Dorfman will be offering Cecchetti Syllabus examination classes'as well as regular ballet classes for children and adults FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR APPLICATION FORM CALL 668-1145 or 668-4231 LM