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fe, 45 MARR a Accident Deaths Rose In 1965 Canada experienced a 3.9 per cent increase in accidental deaths in 1965 compared with 1964. The 1965 total deaths by accident was 10,979. Traffic led the causes with 45.2 per cent of the total, a .2 per cent rise over 1964. These figures are contained in "Ac- cident Facts 1965", compiled by the National Safety League of Canada in co-operation with the Bureau of Sta- tistics. Canada's accident fatality rate per 100,000 population rose from 54.9 to 56.1 per cent. Males led females by a ratio of about 5 to 2, *Accouting for 93.5 per cent of all accident deaths were (in this order): motor vehicles, falls, drowning, fire and explosion, suffocation, poisoning, machinery, blows from objects, air- craft and firearms. Eye Bank Need s Eyes Mrs. Anne Wolf, executive secretary -of the Eye Bank of Canada, is still find- ing it difficult to get enough eyes. "At the present time," she said, "we have 16 people registered with us for corneal transplant operations." The 16 people have a clouded surface on the exterior part of the eye called the "cornea". This can be removed and replaced with clear material from one eye to another. This is called a cornea graft or transplant. ~The new cornea grows into the once blind eye and in fact becomes part of it. It is just like having a pane of frosted glass replaced by a clear one. The supply of corneae must come from healthy human eyes that have just recently been removed, often as the result of an injury to some other part of the eye. A few years ago, it was also found that eyes from a recently deceased per- son could also be used to provide ma- ~. terial for corneal transplants. Athough the number of eyes coming in has definitely increased over the E years, the number of doctors doing transplants and the number of requests coming into the Eye Bank is rising at a tremendous rate. "Some types of corneal grants," Mrs. Wolf went on to say, "can be done us- ing frozen eyes. But 90% of the opera- tions must be done with fresh eyes." The Eye Bank of Canada has been _set up by the Canadian National Ingti- ~ tute for the Blind. Further information or donor-cards may be obtained by writing to CNIB, 1929 Bayview Ave., Toronto 17, Ontario. EE RINE ER A PORT PERRY STAR 'CO., LIMITED Serving, Port Perry, Brooklin. and Surrounding Areas WM. T. HARRISON, Editor Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assoc, Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Published every Thursday by The Pert Perry Star Co. Ltd. Port Perry, Ontario. Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, amd for ! payment of postage in cash. Subarciption Rates: In Canada $3.00 per yr., Single Copy 10ec. AAA AAA AAA AA AAA AAA ALAAARAA ARRAN ARAN ' ' ] ' ' ' ' / ' ] ' ' ' ' ] ] ] ' / ' P. HVIDSTER, Publisher 4 ] ' ' ' ] ' ¢ ' ] ¢ ' ] ] /] ] / / ] / Elsewhere, $4.50 per yr. /' ' ' / / / / / ' / ' / / ' / / / ' / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ' / / / / - in the summer. looked longingly at the shore. Collison of two or more vehicles caused 39.4 per cent of the total traffic deaths; 27.1 per cent; 19.7 per cent ran off the road. = Of pedestrian deaths, 41.7 per cent were: children under 15, 30.2 per cent adults over 55. The 15-to-24 age group provided 26.7 per cent of all traffic victims, with "the 25-34 age group providing 14.5 per cent and the 35-44 category 10.9 per cent. N.S.L. believes it is significant that, in the 15-24 age group, 40.5 per cent of the road fatalities involved collision between two vehicles. "The home rated next to the motor pedestrians were involved in vehicle as the most fatal location, Of 1965's 5,612 non-transport fatalities, 39.4 per cent occurred in the home where falls, fire and explosion, suffoca- tion and poisoning accounted for 88.2 per cent of the deaths. per cent children under 15 and 22.8 per cent youths (15-24). Males out- numbered females about six to one. Watercraft, almost._exclusively a male hazard, were involved in 28.1 per cent. Of all suffocation deaths, 61.3 per cent involved infants, usually through regurgitation or smothering. Drugs and solvents figured in 62.7 per cent of the deaths by poisoning; gases and vapors in 37.3 per cent. Of the latter, motor vehicle exhaust ac- counted for 67.7 per cent. Children under 10 were involved in 32.5 per cent of the 656 fire fatalities. One Of The Family There are people who own summer cottages to which they take family pets In the fall they leave them behind to fend for themselves. This seems like giving a ribbon clerk a bow and arrow and telling him to go and live off the land. Of course there is sure to be a cer- tain amount of confusion in getting pets, home to the city. when autumn ¥ around. Theré is a Montreal fa- rol mily (mother, father, three chidren and dog). Father took considerable care to make sure that all were present and correct, He began to have misgiv- ings after the car had gone a couple of miles. Just to be sure, he stopped and counted noses. The dog was there -- but one of the children was missing. i RIDING THE WAVES "This summer, I've been out in a boat only twice, but each was memorable in its fashion. The first time, old friends called and told us to be at their cottage sharp at noon next day. They were entertaining \friends 'from the States and wanted us to join them for a ~ special scenic ride by chartered boat. It sounded interesting. - And it was, We drove 50 miles to their cottage. Light refresh- ments and drove 156 miles to Tobermory. The boat's skipper was an old friend, Archie Stipson, and we exchanged, "Long-time-no- see's.' Everything went swimmingly. It was a beautiful afternoon, our host had provided all the trimmings, the company was pleasant and the scenery superb as we cruised along the rugged north shore of the Bruce Peninsula. Then the breeze freshened, We began to wallow a bit. Nothing serious, but two of the party began turning a pale green. Should we "go on or turn back ? It was decided to press "on, pull into, Wingfield Basin, and wait for the breeze to drop. | It didn't, It became a wind. The skipper said it would be a rough trip back: The ladies After two DEE EET Drownings totalled 1,119, with 36.1 50 YEARS AGO Wed., August 30, 1916 About, 75 representatives were present to hear the Good Roads System explained, when Deputy Minister of Highways, Mr. McLean, and Mr. Henry M.P.P., Secretary of the Provincial Good Roads Association addressed the convention at Uxbridge. Misses May and Norah McLean leave shortly for Fort William to take posi-. tions on the Public School teaching staff. A new steel bridge is be- ing built at Seagrave under the direction of the contrac- tor Mr. Martindale. Q.M. Sergt. W. D. Gardiner was recently awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal "Billy" Gardiner 1s an old Port Perry boy. Carnegie's Garage are now showing the 1917 Ford Cars. 25 YEARS AGO -- Thursday, August 28th Mr. and Mrs. William Dod- sley, Scugog have moved to Port Perry -- they are oc- cupying the house lately va- cated by Mr. L. James. Addition to enlistments from this vicinity are: Spr. L. D. Hope at Petawawa, Private George Dodsley, Ha- lifax, Dennis Fralick RCAF at Nova Scotia, Rev. Tris- tram, at Petawa, Mrs. Geo. Hood (first woman to en- list from Scugog) now in Ottawa. Port Perry Business Men's Association sent $533.00 to the British War Victims' Fund. Mr. Leslie James and daughter have moved to Ux- bridge, where he is working as sectionman on the C.N.R. Mr. John Miller, Ashburn shipped a fine Durham bull _ to Arnundel, Que. : Br] 10 YEARS AGO Thurs., Aug. 30th, 1956 Port Perry Bowlers fini- shed in the money in the Lawn Bowling tour- nament in Oshawa. They were: Bruce Beare, Fred De- Nure,- Frank Hastings and Art Cox. Married in Port Party and vicinity, Dorothy Wilbur to Sinclair Robertson, Dorothy Cook to Mr. Norman Ross Gordon, and Mariana Anne -Lee, Greenbank to Robert Palmer, Uxbridge. The International Plough- ing Match is to be held at Brooklin; Oct. 9 - 12. Mrs, Lillian Midgley and Miss Thelma McEachern have completed a special teachers training course at Eastern High School of Commerce, Toronto. Greer & Kelly have opened an office for the practice of law, in the Emmerson Block, on the North side of Queen St. and 260 by car. hours, our host, stout chap, borrowed a dinghy and rowed 500 yards to the lighthouse, made arrangements, and rowed back, without even suffering a coronary. ' - We went ashore. We would drive to Tobe own cars, and drive back mory, pick up' our to the cottage. But who was going to drive the two cars 'back to- , the lighthouse? | That was only the beginning of the com- plications, too involved to relate here. Both cars broke down. The rear end went on one just as we reached Tobermory, and the other crept into the village sans brakes. The ladies, grimy but glad, took one of our 'own cars and went back to the cottage. My host, another chap and myself spent two hours and drove about 80 miles, organizing the re. turn of the borrowed cars. But it all ended pleasantly, with hambur- gers at the cottage about 10 p.m. Midnight found me arguing racial problems with a big, dumb Norwegian lawyer from Chicago. He's so- dumb he has only three million dollars to his name, And we still had to drive 50 miles home. p A memorable boat ride. Ten miles by boat But good clean fun all the Two cars were available. 'minutes, head bowed as if in prayer. way. ; ! The other boat ride was a typical Smiley event. Kim and I went out in her uncle's boat, after a three-minute period of instruc- tion. She insisted on driving, though she'd . never steered anything more powerful than a canoe. We staggered about the lake, she grinning wildly, T rigid with fear in the bow. Four miles from the home dock, we hit bottom. "Drop the anchor! Man overboard! Hard astern!" I yelled these and a few other salty, sea-going terms, Too late.. We had sheared a pin, whatever. that means. I spoke silently to myself for about five "Then I reached for the paddle. No paddle. We made it ashore in 40 mimites, using our hands as paddles. She stuck with the ship. I waded rocky shoreline and clambered bare-footed, through poison ivy, seeking help. Three hours after we had set out on a 15-minute whirl about the lake, we got back to port. Matha) was waiting. If you're planning a boat trip, perhaps you shouldn't ask yours truly along. '3 ~ ; Toronto Telegram News Service