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Aa Yi | 0% | i | ladders. needed, get one -- don't use BAY EOAUL EAR BE CF IEA GN PIRT({ PERRY Farming continues to rank the third most hazardous occu- pation in Canada--only mining and the construction industry have higher accident rates. If the present trend contin- ues, one member out of every fourth farm family will be in- volved in an accident in the next 12 months. Of the more than 100,000 accidents yearly, approximately 30,000 will re- sult in injury and 2,200 in deaths. ; Farm Safety Week is being observed across Canada July 21 to 27 as a time to focus atten- tion on the many accident haz- ards found on the farm and in the rural community. The National Safety League of Canada and the Canadian Highway Safety Council, in sponsoring this farm safety campaign, suggest positive steps be taken during this week as a start towards safer living on the farm and in the rural ~ community. ~ Neat orderly farm houses are safer, more pleasant homes. Have a place for everything; keep everything in its place when not in use. Practice safe- ty while doing housework, car- ing for the family, periods of relaxation and home recreation. Chemicals are widely used in agriculture; chemical household and drug products are found in every farm home. Always read labels, use as directed, take ne- cessary precautions in usage. Good planning reduces the _ need to rush, means more work done with fewer mishaps. Re- pair or replace broken unsafe When a ladder is makeshifts. Provide handrails and good lighting for stairways and steps. Pick up tripping hazards from around house, stairs, porch, yard, walkways, out-buildings. - Courtesy is a key to traffic ou SN SX EAE RRL LAL RSH 3 Joe DEL Bei ar BERNA GLY Editorial Page Li Rate Of Accidents To High during - ' Do You Reme safety. Always practice basic rules of safe driving. Adjust" to road conditions. Obey all traffic signs. Be especially alert at railroad crossings and unmarked rural intersections. Install and use seatbelts. Properly maintain equipment. Keep guards and safety devices in place. Stop machines before unclogging, adjusting or ser- vicing. Keep children off and away from working machines. Have fire extinguisher and first aid kit on tractors and other self-propelled machines. Take safety seriously - every- where - all the time. Be care- ful around bodies of water both large and small. Teach young- sters how to swim. Observe rules of boating safety. Safe- guard farm ponds to protect small children. Take time to care. Be "safe- ty conscious'. Be alert to and aware of ordinary hazards of daily life, but also be prepared for the unexpected. Accidents cost time, money, § suffering and sometimes, life, but they need not happen and can be prevented. The indivi- dual has a responsibility to act safely to avoid harm to himself and others. ee ie Beware The Rays! It is dangerous to look direct- ly at the sun even when wear- ing sunglasses. The federal health department cautions people that the sunglasses may protect the eyes from the sun's glare but not from the danger-- ous infra-red rays that can pentrate dark glasses and may damage the retina. : - Watching welders working at close range is not safe unless oné is wearing protective gog- gles. Welders wear goggles to protect their eyes from ultra- violet and infra-red rays that cannot be seen during welding operations. EEE 3 ten) bE A 50 YEARS AGO Thurs., July 18, 1918 Thieves broke two win- dows when they broke in- to the Baptist Church last week. [A valuable offer- ing. plate was also broken ably because they ot find any money. Chief Constable Nesbitt is attending the conven. tion of the Chief Const- ables Assoc. at Hamilton. 25 YEARS AGO Thurs., July 22nd, 1943 Mrs. Archie Farmer & son Jimmy of Timmins, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. S. Farmer. They have now left for Welland prior to returning 'to Timmins. Mr. and Mrs. George Hood and Jimmy were in Toronto on Saturday to witness the "War Workers Contest" at Exhibition Park. 15 YEARS AGO Thurs., July 23rd, 1953 Two Toronto people were killed as a result of a two-car collision 'on Highway No. 12 just south of Manchester on July 18. Capt. (Earle) Dobson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Dobson Reach Twp., show- ed himself worthy for Na- tional Cadet Camp and as' a result is off to Banff for 3 weeks. 10 YEARS AGO Thurs., July 17th, 1958 Mr. Jack Rodd, Port Perry, Manager of the Dominion Store, Stouff- ville, found a wallet con- taining $300 near the cash register on Friday. Mr. Frank Godley, local life underwriter, was re- cently honoured in being awarded the National Quality Award for 1958. The boys of the Port » Perry 4-H Swine Club en- joyed a tour on Tuesday, July 8th to the Pig Hat- chery, Milton, the Edgar Dennis Farm, Newmarket and the D.H.S. Ranch, Ux- bridge. : ion pp TI Rd A MEMORABLE DAY This is being written from a little place that most of you know. I visit it quite often, especially in the summer. It's called - Wit's End. And that's where I'm at. Just recovering from a three-day wed- ding. The ceremony took only about 15 minutes. But there were the preliminaries. They were bad enough: the terrifying or- deal of buying my first new suit in eight years; getting lost on the way to the church, in a strange city. However, it's not the preliminaries of a wedding that make you arrive at Wit's End. It's the postliminaries. One of them is kneeling on a stool be- side me, watching as I peck away with those two worn-down old fingers. He's six years old, precocious as they come, and somebody else's grandson. He's not watching because I'm a dazzling typist. He's watching to make sure that I . get this done, so that I can fulfill my obli- gations to him. In aburst of post-wedding euphoria, I promised Mark I'd take him to the park, to the beach, to the Indian village, to the old fort and a few other local hotspots. Like all kids, He has the memory of an + elephant and the persistence of a penguin, whatever that means. He arrived about his usual bed-time, so I thought I could stall him until tomorrow and then maybe get him to watch television. No dice. He demanded to see the park, at the very least. So I took him off to see the park, driving his Grammy's convertible. Yes, grandmothers drive convertibles these days. . Just as we arrived at the park, a hell of a thunderstorm bust loose: lightning; great rolling cracks of terror; and rain lke Noah's arc. bal Mark was a little scared, in a delighted sort of way. I was frightened to death. I couldn't find the windshield wipers and was flying blind. * Mark said,- "Hey, Bill, we better scram outa here." 1 kept twisting knobs and pushing buttons, trying to get the wipers working. : button. the one that puts the top down." I pushed what seemed to be the last Nothing happened. Mark said, "Boy, you're lucky that's locked. That's I nearlya fainted. The back seat was loaded with Grammy's clothes, wedding gifts and as- ° sorted perishables. Well, we got home safely, as you have surmised, and it's now tomorrow." And it's pouring rain. And Mark has asked me 744 questions. Will the Indians let us into * their village? Do they have rugs on the floor? Can we take away some bows and arrows? When are we going? The last one came about every fourth time. You know, I've secretly been looking for- ward to my grand-children for a few years, even though my own kids aren't' married Can . yet. Now, I'm beginning to wonder. 1 cope? They're so blase. I took Mark into the That's the corner of our garden where there's a big, hairy bush of wild Place. some kind. You can almost get lost in there. I forced our way through the jungle (Continued on Page 12) PORT PERRY STAR COMPANY, LIMITED Serving Port "Perry, Brooklin and ! Surrounding Areas P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher WM. T. HARRISON, Editor Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Published every Thursday by The Port Perry * Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. Subscription Rates, In Canads $3.00 per yr. Elsewhere, $4.50 Der year. Single Copy 10e,