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no useful function to the car or both â€" some have protruding snouts with the knife edges coming to a point in front of the grill, and standards of height and the great variety of "design and shine‘‘ are â€" completely useless as protective devices. But worse than this, many bumpers have knifeâ€" gdge protrusions running vertically or horizontally â€" 1. They are decorative devices designed to sell cars through eye appeal. 2. They are engineered to achieve the maximum sale of spare parts â€" bumpers included. The fact is that the fancy chrome on ‘the front and rear of most cars is not intended to perform the bumper function. There are no One of the crying needs for such standards today, relates to _ bumpers. Originally these appendages were designed to protect the cars and passengers in case of accident. Today, with the industry‘s accent on eye appeal rather than safety, and with the drive for more and more profits, bumpers perform a dual function: The same thing can happen if Canadian authorities have the guts to set proper standards and enforce them. Enough cars are sold in Canada to have a significant effect on the total market. And cars sold in Canada can be fitted with safety features even> if Washington fails to act. across the continent. The same thing happened when California set tough stanâ€" dards for hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions from vehicle motors. These standards are now universal and getting higher. What can be done to force a general acceptance of standards is well illustrated by the action of New York State where safety belts were mandated. Safety belts soon < became standard The word that Canada will set automobile â€" safety standards is indeed welcome news. It is disturbing, however, to note that our standards will pretty well follow _ those set in Washington, where the consistent opposition of the industry to safety standards has frustrated genuine progress in this field, and where authorities have tended to accept the stanâ€" dards which the industry dictates. ety of knobs and gadgets fixtures which perform 4 /Â¥A® Viewpoint Magy s i l e ya on fem m Ne e T e i e e n 4 4n 04 4 4 4 on ns n BY PRBEBD YOUNG The basketball hoop has become a part of our homes but not necessarily the most attractive part â€" especially when it‘s perched on the front of the garage and clearly visible from the street. The Canadian Paint Manufacturers Association suggests painting it the same color as the roof of the garage or the wall on which it is hung. It‘ll seem much less obvious and won‘t detract as much from the charm of your home. As far back as December, 1966, the Canadian Governâ€" ment Specifications Board emphasized the need to design bumpers to meet to perform their original function. The Board called for standard heights, flat surfaces, and shock resistent construction. The design of the New York State "Safety Car‘‘ included such a bumper. So far, the industry has ignored bumper safety and continued to design the eye catching and damage creating â€" chrome â€" monâ€" strosities. In a collision situation the fancy chrome itself suffers easy damage and has to be replaced. But rear bumpers are all too often sloped in such a way that the hood of the following car in a rear end collision is brought down into the trump of the front car with disasterous results to both â€" but with lucrative ones to the companies supplying the spare parts. Damage on lateral impact, is of curse, maximized by the knives and knobs like those on th front cars like the Cadillac Canada can well set realistic standards for bumpers for cars sold in this country â€" _ standards relating to height, surfaces and shock resistance. And these standards should be set now before designers for 1971 and 1972 tell us that their new and devastating bumpers are locked into models and are beyond recall or its owner. But all these devices are guaranteed to perform maximum damage to both cars in a collision, and to maximize the profit from spare parts for the automobile companies. BANISHING THE BASKETBALL HOOP is 4 wans mb ow in oo e i 4 N in( n t t n to, 4. 4 & s eA "About this oneâ€"Elite Dress Shop, $223. Does that give you controlling interest, or did you buy it outright?" York Memorial Collegiate art students can be justifiably proud of their exhibit at Mount Dennis Public Library. _ The collection has just about every variety of art form you can imagine including silk hangings, sculpture, drawings, paintings and collage work. The exhibit 4 % j Ez ’/," fll{ f 6 ":’ 5 'g ;,. hi‘rl‘ \\_;-;.‘:% 1" P w € ‘ ".'v_f_ i ;t/’" 7 m : i f ( 4 M is futum ty . ihot We LAUGH IT $ U 1P \ "FABRIC CITY % \ WAREHOUSE J SALEnow on! x HERE‘S JUST TWO OF THE SPECIALS TO SHOW YOU THE VALUES YOU‘LL FIND AT FABRIC City. Cl &N PX 54" â€" 62" BONDED ht BV ACRIICS k CA & ~\C" Y | rartrns | RBAAWV Y 1 s4.49 \4 * W â€"FROM k. 42 K. 3 ,,gr »2'.' Talk!â€" 1J /’ HERES ANOTHER 2k C 5 City | 1000 : YAR L -=-;!‘ Fabric HS‘W | MERCERIZED %Q La::f ;elwtion BLACK EHREAD¢ 6 of quaurry rABRICS WHITE 59 h ‘d.m: wm""‘ ONLY SPOOL 84JZVE "!AARU ELAZ§T. 8J§Sg w!stl EF rgyuf gfixs HAADY FABRIC CITY 7162â€"5119 give .. "‘Shouldn‘t I be introduced to him before throwing him out ?" p.m. and on Saturday from 12:00â€"5:00 p.m. The December exhibit will be an open art and hobby show with all students in the borough invited to present their arts and crafts for display at the library at 1123 Weston Road. will be open today and tomorrow during the hours LAVUGH IT OFF ESAAAE , C "THE LOVES OF ISADORK pPs Reod Steiget ‘3into2 wont s The settlers of Upper Canada in preâ€"Confederation days had to make by hand their _ own _ Christmas decorations, and thus had to get an early start on this chore. There are only two more weekends left for the public to visit the homes and buildings on Black Creek Pioneer Village before it closes November 30 for the Open 6: 30. Show starts 7:00. Special Satâ€" urday Matinee Childrens program at 1:30 ADMITTANCE 255â€"4734 BIG BUY â€" 1000 YARD SPOOLS MERCERIZED THREAD STARTS FRIDAY NOV. 21 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1969 Black Creek Pioneer Village is located at Jane Street and Steeles Avenue in northwest Metro Toronto. winter. Beverly Williams, left, supervises the handiwork of Cindy Girvan, 8, of Weston, as they fashion Christmas wreaths from evergreen boughs, pine cones and berries.