Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), April 6, 1972, p. 21

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TOWN 197J Page NIGHT SCHOOLS OUT FOR THE SUMMER Night classes at George town high school which concluded last week yielded some interesting pictures t Hugh Webb Instructor checks the progress of a batch Michael uses the cutting torch in welding class Instructing pro Don indley checks Brad down in golf class 4 Marshall Bain stirs studies in the iking class Pupil he maker Ivan Bird mokes a specific jraviiy iltcck Cooking class always ended ihis way Th lows Up Above OPPs Eye in the Sky Effective Against Halton Highway Speeders byJanetBralda the white marked at quarter mile Intervals along Ontario highways are more than just markers to count the number of miles you the motorist have travelled on your scenic Sunday drive to the province In i960 the white T represent a new approach to traffic enforcement the aircraft observation method of catching violators This method of patrol is fectlve because not only speeders arc apprehended but others who violate the law as well noted Constable Jim Ac Prevention Officer with the Ontario Provincial Police North Detachment Persons violating the law by following too closely failing to stop or yield or making Unsafe lane changes arc in complete view of the plane observers he said SKY HAWK Prom he east to the west County boundary line the Cessna 172 Sky Hawk manned by a crew of two trained men patrols the area from the air and watches for traffic violators The trained crew from Downsview way and operate stopwatches to determine the speed motorists are travelling between the quarter mile intervals A monthly schedule is drawn up for each patrol plane across the province and detach arc notified when the aircraft will be flying tn their territory Police officers on traffic patrol from the Milton detachment arc assigned to intercept violators on he ground for the aircraft when an in fraction has been spotted from the air The planes landing strips are located Maple and the Canadian Forces Base at Often when the aircraft Is patrolling the area landings are made at the Air Pork Many types of driving In fractions come under the scrutiny of the air observer for which enforcement action must be taken la protect the interests of other drivers he said The most predominant violation recorded however is excessive speed A vehicle travelling miles per hour will cover a quarter mlleln he mentioned Highways designated for aircraft patrol are marked with the white shaped markers at quarter mile distances and to determine vehicle speeds aircraft servers a car from one to the next using the stopwatch method A If a car travels from one gauge to he next in 10 seconds the driver Is travelling at The speed is calculated by multiplying the seconds of one minute by the distance a vehicle will travel in a quarter mile seconds divided by the clocked speed to determine the ph a car were travelling between two gauges In a clocked time of 11 the vehicle would be travelling a speed of On the other hand if a car travelled the distance at a clocked speed of seconds it would be travelling at p The crew of the airplane tests each car for speeding between the gauges yet the driver is given three or more tests before a final reading is taken The car is limed between two T s Ihen left for ihc distance between Ihc next two gauges before being clocked again The lowest of Ihe three clocked speeds is used When questioned about what reasons violators give for ex the speed limit officer naled several reasons why drivers say they are speeding The most common are thai they arc in a hurry lo keep appointments made a considerable time ago Some say ihey are trying their car out at high speeds and others report they are just driving along unaware they are speeding I ISM PI Numerous molorlsls have been apprehended this year by the aircraft for driving in fractions The highest clocked car speeding in this 115 mph said the officer An aircraft In this area can handle at least motorists who are not travelling by the rules or road in a period of five lo six hours he added Courts in Ontario have round thai calculating the speed of vehicular traffic on highways by use of aircraft in this manner is an accurate and reliable method of determining the enact speed of the vehicle Stiff fines and penalties are issued in court all careless motorists A synod is a council of as tics to consult on religious mailers Georgetown Hospital Report Emergency Visits Rose by 1212 Opera I Ions Performed mo Laboratory Units of Work In Patients Out Patients Dietary Services Performed Patient Meals Staff Meals Admit Adults and Children Newborn Total days Care Adults and Children Newborn S Care at Standard Ward Level Semi Private and Private Rooms S C PCHtS inns WCB Out Patients 773 Out Patients I Recoveries Meals 2715 All Other Income a 701 Went For Salaries Wages Depreciation 1B882 Dietary and Food Cosls Medical Surgical Supplies 2 Drugs and McdiUncs General All other expenses 573 GREAT NEWS For Georgetown Acton Milton District PLUCKY ONE POP FREE HOME 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