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Speeders beware Tho Acton Wednesday March The boys in blue are flying over you 39ATTIKO PRIOR TO TAKEOFF these two officers from he Ontario Provincial Police map out a route for the aircraft local detachment regular aircraft patrols in the Alton area and this new approach to traffic enforcement has Suporbob Welch Community problems now school problems been valuable to the OPP Speeders and traffic violators are clocked from the aircraft and apprehended by the OPP cruisers which are In radio contact with the plane GERTRUDE In the problems of the will be the problems the schools more than any era of western civilization unless the schools specify Mir goals they are likely to be whipping boys and the arch illalna tor every ailment that formerly laid at doors of politicians witches apUallsts anarchists etc have been neatly tied In one and presented to the a time bomb that In small capsules some new disturbance In our streets or our That was part of the message Robert Welch Secretary of Social delivered at the Alton Principal a Association inter meeting in Burlington County Warden Jim introduced Welch as Look up In the sky Itsablrdltsaplane its who disguised as a mild mannered lawyer from St Catharines fights a ncvcrcndlng battle for social development In the province Ontario the Intro continued Welch said educators must define their functions and they will then be able to fulfill them with a more clear concept of where responsibilities lie Pour areas Welch outlined four areas of achievement educators should be working towards in the future He called for continued emphasis on planning programs suited to the needs of the Individual learner and the Increased availability of learning resources drawn from the whole community He also suggested the need for greater involvement particularly at the local level of students parents and teachers in the establishment and mentation of educational goals New methods The fourth goal was a wider range of educational opportunity that will create the need for new methods of assessment and a administration and Instruction Welch said the study of the desirable and the necessary aspects of the curriculum should be treated the same Thus the time spent on stained glass art might because of its Inclusion with spelling history and arith metic as part of the study contribute to the formal education while allowing pleasurable activity Assuming that change will continue our curriculum must be devised to stimulate within young people an ever Increasing spirit of inquiry that will carry them out into offices and libraries art galleries and banks theatres and farms to seek and learn and understand long after the last NOT stupid 1 test figures released by the Canada Department of Agriculture put the number farms for this nation at down more than from mi Nearly 12 million acres of Canadian farmland arc used for raising official examination has been written the last textbook closed and the last teaching machine turned off By Janet 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 Introduced to the province In the white TV represent a new approach to traffic enforcement the aircraft method of catching violators This method of patrol is ef fective because not only speeders are apprehended but others who vtoloto the Law as well noted Constable Jim Accident Prevention Officer with the Ontario Provincial Police Milton Detachment Persons violating the law by following too closely failing to stop or yield or making unsafe lane changes are In complete view of the plane servers he said Sky Hawk From west of the Sixth line to the West County boundary line the Cessna Sky Hank manned by a crew of two trained men patrols the area from the air and watches for traffic violators The trained from Downsvlew can ob serve each car on the highway and operate stopwatches to determine the speed motorists travelling between the quarter mile Intervals A monthly schedule is drawn up for each patrol plane across the province and detach ments arc notified when the aircraft will bo flying in their Police officers on traffic patrol from the Milton detachment are assigned to intercept violators on the ground for the aircraft when an infraction has been spotted from the air Patrol province Patrol planes are used every day of the month across the province except when weather conditions prevent the plane from making a regular run Const pointed out A large number of planes are used throughout the province specifically for the aircraft patrol Takeoff and landing strips for the planes are located at Maple and the Canadian Forces Base at Downsvlew Often when the aircraft is patrolling the Milton area landings are made at the Air Park Many types of driving infractions come under the scrutiny of the air observer for which enforcement action must be taken to 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 mile In seconds he mentioned Highways designated for aircraft patrol are marked with the white shaped markers at quarter- mile distances and to determine vehicle speeds aircraft ob servers clock a car from one marker to the next using the stopwatch method Formula If a car traveh from one to the next in seconds the river is travelling at m speed la calculated by multi plying 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 m p If a tar were travelling between two gauges in a clocked time of 13 seconds the vehclle would be travelling at a speed of m On the other hand if a car travelled the distance at a clocked speed of seconds It would be travelling at The crew of the airplane tests each tar for speeding between the gauges yet the driver is given three or more tests before a final reading Is taken The car la timed between two then left for the between the next two gauges before being clocked agin lowest of the three clocked speeds Is used When questioned about what reasons violators give for exceeding the speed limit officer noted There are several reasons why driven say they are speeding Tbe most common are that they are In a hurry to keep appointments made a time ago Some say they are trying their car out at high speeds report they are Just driving along unaware they are speeding Numerous motorists have bean apprehended this year by the aircraft patrol for driving Infractions The highest clocked car speeding this area to date was travelling at 115 said the officer An aircraft petrol in this ana can handle at least motorists who are not travelling by the rules of the road in a period of five to six hours he added Courts In Ontario have found that calculating the speed of vehicular traffic on the highways by use of aircraft in this manner is an accurate and reliable method of determining the exact speed of the vehicle Stiff fines and penalties are Issued in court to all careless motorists For strong town spirit The centennial committee is receiving many suggestion from the public including litters recently from grade eight students The committee wishes to share this encouraging letter they received from Gibson Acton On January 29 1972 Sirs In 19G7 Acton became the proud owner of beautiful library which reminds us of Canada a Centennial and is used by residents In and around our town who vary In age from to 103 In 1974 I would like to sec our town again acquire a building that could be used by all of every age and hence I favour greatly the suggestions of finishing our Community Centre Warmer spectator areas better facilities and the Inclusion of plans for an indoor swimming pool would give everyone in Acton and area a chance to be involved cither as a participant or a spectator Jim and I are Ac ton ana from way back we bull work in Acton and our future we hope is in Acton Therefore we feel very strongly toward the above suggestions and will be eager to help promote these Ideas both with volunteer and financial aid Our young people complain that there la nothing for to do Lets prove to them that the older generation of Acton la doing everything they can to rectify this problem Our Senior Citizens must often wonder too if we care about their hours of enjoyment prove to them that were trying to give them a building In which to enjoy their gettogethers They too may get involved In sports if only as spectators Remember our bones also feel the cold each winter In that arena and Just think how regular swimming could relieve our aches and pains God bless each of you for the wonderful work that you have begun and may your efforts bring closer together while working on a worthwhile project so that 1974 we may have developed a strong town spirit that will never be broken You are a stranger but once An artists conception of the new elegant House of David soon to be completed 0 WYNDHAM ST N TELEPHONE MENS APPAREL GUELPH CANADA Tailors On The Premises