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lan McNab Speaks To (Continued from front page) Admittedly, cutting the mile- age death rate almost in half does not warrant complacency as long as the actual toll con- tinues so intolerably high. Unfortunately, there are many who think we 'can buy safety cheaply -- In terms of time, money and effort. Such thinking is revealed ,for ex- ample, by those who think a brief annual 'Safety Campaign' "is quite sufficient, or that we cat afford more adequate police personnel, or that uni- ersal high school driver train- nk i an unnecessary, wasteful effort. A. driver's license must be a real certificate of fit- ness to drive--not merely evidence that a superficial test has been passed and a fee has been paid. Traffic law enforcement must be' applied on a sustained, im- partial and adequately strict basis to create a forceful deter- ent to violations. It is worse than useless if it consists, only of: sporadic crackdowns, if "Ticket-Fixing" is possible or if penalties are absurdly light. High school driver train- ing must be extended to reach all eligible .young- sters' and courses must be more thorough.' Amd so on with the other es- sentials of an adequate pro- gram. Only a sustained, all- out attack will reduce accidents. And the public must back the attack. Although the great majority of responsible public officials are competent and an- xious to do a good job, they cannot succeed without strong public support. Public opinion, in short, is on the side of traffic safety, But this is not enough. We need more than mere passive agree- ment that accidents should be reduced. We must make pub- lic opinion an aggressive force tor progress. This can best be Tp through the medium of broadly- representative and well-directed community and provincial citi- zens' safety organizations. Beyond such organized effort, there is of course much that every individual can and should do on a per- sonal basis to back the at- tack on accidents. More "Self-Policing" {is the first step. Each of us should drive and walk care- fully at all times. We should instill safety consci- ousness in our children. We hould keep our cars in safe condition. We at General Motors are keenly aware of our own direct responsibility to make a 'sub. stantial contribution to greater traffic safety and are seeking to discharge this responsibility as fully as possible, Our basic job in this respect, of course, is to design and build automobiles with the highest practicable degree of inherent safety. Our work in the field of vehicle safety has two ob jectives. The first is to make it easier to drive safely. The second is to reduce personal injuries sustained in accidents, A= Progress in facilitating safe driving is reflecfed by such advances as steadily improved brakes, lights and steering, greatly increased field of vision, better road stability and many others. Impressive gains have also been achieved in the field of crash injury reduction. Two of the greatest steps to this end, taken many years ago, were the adoption of safety glass and the welded all-steel body. The pre- vention of injuries and deaths which can be attributed to these two advances is incalcul- able. More recently, progress has continued with such inno- vations as interlocking door locks, padded instrument panels, recessed steering wheels and seat belts, Continuing progress in ve- hicle safety is to be anticipated in view of the industry's vital interest and the large invest- ment it is making in 'safety research -and development, However, it would be unreal istic to pin major hopes for| greater traffic safety on ve- hicle improvements. The auto- mobile manufacturer can only encourage and facilitate safe driving. He cannot guaranteo or compel it, nor can he pro- vide immunity to the conse quences of unsafe driving. Recognition of this has prompted General Motors to supplement its vehicle safety engineering with a broad pro- gram in support of other traf- fic safety measures: Better dri- ving, better traffic control and better highways. One phase of this proggim involves participation in many industry-wide cooperative pre- Lions Club with public officials and safety groups on special projects. The other phase consists of a great variety of independent. ly-sponsored general motors projects, particularly in the field of Public information and driver education. These pro- jects include distribution of films, booklets and other train- ing aids for use in high school driver training, extensive use of advertising, exhibits, films and other media for public safe. ty education, sharing with GM dealers the cost of loaning dri- ver training cars to high schools, contributions to safety organizations in GM Plant cities and many other activi- ties." ~N Dr. Robert McNab, nephew of the speaker and a member of the Lons Club introduced Mr. McNab, and Arnold Roach, G. M. Safety Supervisor, and also a member of the Lions Club thanked the speaker for his in- '| teresting and most informative address. INVEST NOW 2% VICTORIA and GREY TRUST Guaranteed Investments. Interest is payable half yearly or may be left to compound Emmerson Insurance Agency LIMITED PORT PERRY STAR, Thurs, March 18th, -- 7 -- OBITUARIES -- IVY ROBLIN BENTLEY Port Perry has lost another of its prominent citizens and businessmen. On Sunday, March 14, 19656 Ivy Roblin Bentley passed away at the Community Memorial * Hospital following several years of' heart trouble, Mr. Bentley, who was born at Harriston, Ontario, opened his Jewellery and Watch Repair business on October 19th, 1916. His advertisements at that time gave his location as "next to Byer's Drug Store", and for the 48% years thereafter, "Bent. ley's Jeweller" has been wells known on the Main Street of Port Perry. In June, 1918, Ivy Roblin Bentley married Hazel Dhel Purdy, daughter of Mrs! Ed- ward H. Purdy, Lilla Street, Port Perry. He was a former Member of the School Board; a Past Master of AF. & AM. '| Lodge and an adherent to the Presbyterian Church. Besides his widow, Mr. Bent- ley leaves one son, David, of Dartmouth, N.S.; one daughter, Joan (Mrs. M, Paré) of Fare- ham, England, and four sisters. One sister pre-deceased him, Mrs. B. McKee of Wellington, Ontario. Other surviving sis- ters are Mrs. A. Tolmie, Gene- va, N.Y.; Mrs, A. Robinson of Toronto; Mrs. B. Crawshaw of Hamilton and Mrs. B. Mallory of North Bend, Oregon, U.S.A. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 16th from the Chapel of McDermott - Pana- JOHN CHRISTIE HARDY John Christie Hardy passed away March 6th, 19656 at the Community Memorial Hospital Port Perry, in his 79th year. He was the only son of John Hardy and Margaret (Widden) Born Nov. 16th 1886 in Reach Township. After the death of his father, he and his mother came to Scugog and settled with his grandfather at a small place just below the store, now owned by P. Harrison, In 1911 he married Mabel Sanguine and started farming at the "Foot" of the Island, at what is now known as Carnegie Beach. His wife predeaced him in Sept. 1943, In 1960 he married Oretta Burnham of Scugog. He was a member of Warrin- er Lodge, #175, 1.0.0.F. Lodge members held service 'Monday evening. 0 In his passing he leaves to mourn his wife, one son John of Breton, Alberta, daughter Mrs. Joe Dowson. (Clara) of Scugog, Step sons Fred Gow of Oshawa and John Burnham of Scugog and one grandson, James Dowson. Service was held from the Chapel of McDermott - Pana- 'baker, March 9th with Rev. C. Gilbert conducting. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Prince Albert. Pallbearers were: Glen jects, such as financial contri-| 191 Queen St. Port Perry | baker, Port Perr, with inter-[ Hood, John Sweetman, Glen butions to national safety or- Telephone 985-2421 ment in Mt, Pleasant Cemetery, | Demara, Percy Jeffrey, Ray ganizations and vorperetiod prea ETE Toronto. Fralick, Keith Crozier. I ° ~~ ever devised? Got a chilly bathroom? Adding a new bathroom? You can make any room warm and livable with electric heating. You can add electric heating with- out disturbing your present heating system. And it ' will cost you less to install than it would to extend your present system. Electric Heating Information Centre. 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