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The high toll of Canadian children taken by accidents can be reduced only if adults accept their reasonsibility for the safety of the nation's bag a girls. uch will be said and written over the next while regarding this very important subject of child so tty. Maybe we will all learn something from it. These very young children had not even had the advantage of any road safety training at school. Even worse is the fact that the benefit of such school traffic training as Elmer the Safety Elephant on children is often negated by the bad example of parents: A A Drdwningi took the lives of 370 children in 1909; 35 children between the ageg of one and My wfrtppittorttd., ._ -.-. _ _ Take pedestrian deaths, The finger is usually pointed at the driver. But lack of safety training can also be a big factor. Most of the 102 children aged one to four were killed in traffic accidents were pedestrians. Many were wandering around by themselves at the time of the accident. The worst tragedies are those in which children are killed or injured through the careless actions of the father or mother, for example, car accidents. ‘, -iiiii'fi"tiiirtiii"iii"ifircases the accidents afe caused by the children themselves who act un§a_fely bgcuse of jack of _tlare_and training. John Munro, Minister of National Health and Welfare has said that all children need the protection of adults through training, education and safeguard. Parental responsibility is at the heart of child saggy. Children 1oorto adults for protection. Child accidents can be prevented. . " So say members of the Canada Safety Council who have designated May 1 to 7 as National Safety Week across Canada. They want to convince every parent of the great need of protecting the lives and limbs of children by preventing accidents. I ' As a result of accidents 1804 children died in 1969. Many thousands more were physically and emotionally injured, some permanently. More children are killed by accidents than by major Perhaps then the dollar dibs and dabs the teachers have been forced to pay to the unem- ployment fund will come in handy. The situation is changing now. Graduates from Ontario College of Education are finding it more and more difficult to obtain a teaching post. Perhaps this is something our forward looking teachers should consider as they reluctantly hand a bit of their paycheck over to the unem- ployment commission. The world of teaching is becoming more competitive now and perhaps the day might dawn when there are one or two trained teachers out of work as well as one or two trained Massey Ferguson employees. Granted, teachers' jobs are certainly reasonably secure. In fact it wasn't so long ago that some school board somewhere would hire a teacher no matter how poor an instructor he might be. Mr. Harry Threapleton, president of District 13 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, is quoted elsewhere in this paper as saying about his reaction to the news of pending payments, "All I can say is I'm rather stunned." So are we. We are surprised that our educated and usually intelligent teachers would rationalize their way out of paying by saying that teachers shouldn't pay because their jobs are reasonably secure and they would be paying without the liklihood of any benefit. ' ' . The North York teachers are very upset about this. They are so upset, in fact, that they sent down to Ottawa some delegates from one of their many federations to try to talk some sense into labour Minister Bryce Mackasey. Apparently Mr. Mackasey was adamant. The news the delegates brought back to their peers was that they would indeed have to make those monthly payments to the unemployment in- surance commission. They are going to hav'e to pay unemployment insurance now. North York teachers got some bad news this week from the Ottawa government. 'M"-'" ”van-us Just like most of the rest of us ”I“ a! I" “In It.“ - “(a “on." by "-me Wluon Yuma- Snail“ “fun-running m union Yum“ Ind (noun a You “an“. In. Times amt Guam and mum Yuma Marina, m the “(and Cl“! MOM 'tewstr.rson Numb“ "" Wllplm hm u w par not an gonna to any "or." m (and. may comma to no Weston-York Times Pay as you work V J WWII“. "Owl! aettt mum M." SUM-O", “not ”our $00M. My." W to!” My. um “no! “Iowan- Mt "" Child safety Hint)!!! Cable television has just started its own program- ming within the past two years. Cable companies have so far devoted the bulk of their programming to local community affairs The CRTC has not yet officmly enforced a ruling that any: cable companies must do their own 'rogrammtng but there In a The rights for cable television in specific areas are purchased by private companies. The decision of which company gets what area rests with the Canadian Radio and Television Commission in Ottawa. Cable television first started in Canada 20 years ago. Its original purpose was to provide the beat possible television reception to the public by directly linking the broadcast transmitter to the receiver in the home via cable. Cable television needs you. This was the message repre- sentatives from the four cable companies within the borough of York brought to a luncheon meeting of the York Planning Council held last week at Mt. Dennix United Church, The four cable companies - Graham Cable, York Cable, Keeble Cable and McLean-Hunter Cable -- are all planning extensive programming of local and community affairs. The Weston area is ex- tremely fortunate in having one of Metro's outstanding psychiatric clinic in association with the Humber Memorial Hospital. In ad- In keeping with this new attitude we are rapidly moving away from treat- ment being available only in a huge mental hospital, such as 999 Queen Street, to out- patient clinic where persons can get psychiatric treat- ment while carrying on with their normal life. The whole thrust of public policy now is to develop psychiatric clinics in association with our general hospitals. There was a day when mental illness was only thought of in terms of 'lunatic asylums' where the unfortunate victim was hidden away from, and shunned by society, or even his own family. Fortunately, we are slowly escaping from this tragic attitude. More and more it is being recognized that mental illness can becured, and that an appalling proportion of our population is at one time or another afflicted. Haifa! the hospitalbedain Ontario are occupied by persons who are suffering not from a physical, but from a mental illness of one kind or another. This startling and sobering statistic is often forgotten in con- sideration of the growing hospital costs, Mental Health Council rewarding experience What is cable TV? Cable TV: a. community general consensus of opinion within cable broadcasting circles that believes such an edict is likely in the future. The CRTC has decreed, however, that there be no advertisements on cable television. Therefore, the cable companies derive their revenue from subscription sales only. Graham Cable T.V. holds the rights for cable broad- casting in the area west of Keele Street and south of Eglinton. McLean-Hunter Cable Television program, for the area north of Eglinton and west of Weston Road. York Cable Company is east of Keele Street and south of Eglinton Avenue and Keeble Cable Company [muted will be serving homes north of Eglinton and West of Bathurst Street. In the" Borough of York there are four companies holding cable rights. _ Mr. Ted Fielder of Graham Cable T.V., told the meeting that cable com- panies must keep pace with the ideals of the community. He feels cable programming can "reimrtill the corner store type of community feeling. "We want to bring people together," Mr. Fielder continued, "We want to give a voice to minority opinions. We believe in the right of fair reply, therefore, cable broadcasting will always But the fact still remains that our psychiatric facilities are extremely limited, and so overworked that co- ordination between them, and with the community, leaves much to be desired. situation, there is the new problem of widespread drug use and the heavy claim that it is making on treatment facilities. Last fall the Metro Division of the Canadian Mental Health Association to? the initiative to bring a gr up of citizens together in the Borough of York for the purpose of developing a is emotional disturbance more crippling than among children whose whole education experience is frustrated by it. In addition, of course, citizens of the Borough of York do have access to the new York-Finch facilities, and more particularly to the Lakeshore Hospital. our school system. Nowhere dition there is the Famuy and Child Psychiatric Clinic in our municipal Depart- ment of Public Health, working for the most part with children referred from Added to this long-term QUEEN'S PARK REPORT N Donald C. MacDonald MPP for York South Mr. Fielder feels com- munity cable television can give "visual impact" to community activities "which they richly deserve." "Our programming will be by the community for the community," Mr. Fielder stressed "We want you to run your own shows as much as possible. And we now have courses at Humber College to teach you how to do your own programming." "We are in the process of constructing our own mobile unit which will be available to the other cable companies as well," Mr. Keeble said. "We believe we must go into Mr. Gordon Keeble, President of Keeble Cable Company Limited, em- phasized the mobility of cable companies. give both sides of an opinion." various means, develop a community awareness and involvement in the whole Wort of coping with mental illness, preferable on a preventive basis. It has been my privilege to act as chairman of the Borough ot York's new Mental Health Council for the past few months. I must say that it is developing into one of the most rewarding and satisfying activities that I have ever been involved in. Much of these first months has inevitably been devoted to membership of the Council (which is a balance of professional people and citizens) getting to know each other, and becoming more fully aware of existing facilities and problems which they are seeking to cope with. But we appear now to be reaching a 'break. through' point where some useful work in the Borough can be achieved. For example, we have played what part we could in Mental Health Council which might assist in the co- ordination and development of mental health facilities. Even more important, that the Council might, by 62 Years Ago-- 1909 Now that spring has arrived, things are taking a boost right here in Vi titott. Empty houses are filling up while the number J new houses to be built bids fair to establish a record. The anticipation of water works has led to a large number of enquiries for sites both for residences and industrial purposes. With water works. Weston's assessment will double in three years. " Years Ago - ms The local airdrome on the Trethewey Farm site now operated by de Haviland Corporation is coming into its own. Pilot L. Caperol flying a small 'Moth' from Detroit airdrome, a distance of 235 miles in the record time of two hours and 15 minutes, which is considered a real record, was the most recent guest Looking back We will be repeating programs until they have reached all of the minorities the program is geared to. We have four cable lines going in four directions in York. This way we can broadcast four programs simultaneously. At the same time, a program for a specific area can bebeamed to that area alone. "Possibly in the future we will be able to coordinate a simultaneous telecast," he Mr. Ross Frier of McLean- Hunter stressed the cooperation that will be necessary among the companies for the best possible local event coverage. the community for our programming." There are a half dozen other projects at various stages of development or operation which are playing an increasingly helpful role. At various times in the future, I would like to keep you informed. Queen's Park is not, or certainly should not, be a distant place unrelated to the local community. What happens in the Legislature affects every community in Ontario. including ours. We hope soon to be able to establish a mailed En- counter Group in association with the psychiatric facilities available at the Humber Memorial Hospital. This will provide an op- portunity for young people who are seeking to rescue themselves from the use of drugs to come together on a regular basis under the guidance of a professional adviser. affair public education and in- volvement in the drop-in centre program; with the Information and Referral Centre which has been in operation at the St. Thomas Aquinas School, primarily among the New Canadian population which forms a growing proportion of our citizenry, and with the new one shortly to be in operation in the Weston area under the chairmamhip of Rev. Don A few days later the man received a call from the doctor to come and fix his furnace. He said that he was very glad to have contacted him as the house was getting POINTS TO PONDER: by Dorothy Clare Kllburn A man whose business it was to repair units had a little girl who became ill with a tever. He phoned a doctor and asked him to come and look at his daughter. The doctor told him to wrap her in a blanket and bring her to his office, which he did. An inquest has been or- dered for May 17 into the death of Claudio Romanin, 16, of Exeter Street, who was killed last week when struck by a puck. Coroner A.E. Noble said an autopsy showed the youth suffered a skull fracture and brain damage. Romanin was struck on the left side of the head, below his helmet, while he and friends were preparing for an afternoon game at Lambton Arena. Ralph Rudisi, 15, who lives across the street from Romanin, said he had fired a slapshot from the blueline and the puck hit Claudio as he was skating behind the net. As a little girl, there were many fields and hills on which to play. We all lived in houses equipped with cellars to run around in on a rainy day. Our school had big basements to play in if the weather was bad. In other words, we had lots of room in which to grow. Dear Editor Having lived in York for 32 years, the last 13 being spent in Mount Dennis, I feel qualified to speak out as a citizen who has witnessed many changes take place in our community. FOR MAY 17: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: No it could not, and it cannot. Knowledge and understanding cannot turn backwards in time and correct the mistakes of the past. But they can prepare us, and equip us to realise all the fullness of the future! The Danish poet, Piet Helm, tells us very simply and very directly what to do. He says: "uve while you’ve got love to give. Live while you’ve got life to live." He also writes: ”Love is like a pineapple Sweet and Undefinable". Heim is right. It is true. Love is sweet, sometimes. It is also sometimes more than a little disconcerting. I think that's why Helm likens it to a pineapple. A pineapple is never sour - yet sometimes you're not quite certain about its sweetness! But, sweet or sour, it is certainly true that Love is in- definable. Love is energy and boundless vitality: Love is a tearing fury, and an infinite ten- derness: Love is madness, and at the same time the ultimate sanity. It is something that lean take you, and shake you, and twist you, and turn you Ihdefinable though it may be let me give you some glimpses, some approximations, of what Love is. "He had loved only a few people and loved them so badly, so selfishly. He had made a muddle of everything. Was it only in the presence of death that one could see so clearly what Love ought to be like? If only the knowledge which he had now, this ab- solute, 'tothittg-elseurtatterir, could somehow go backwards and purify the little selfish loves and straighten out the muddles. But it could not." Graduany the hills and you: Love one another". It is not surprising that Love is associated with the heart, and the heart with love. Our 1xdinarycommonsensewayMthinkingtutd speaking is not altogether wide of the mark. Love is the heart of life and the heart of life is Love. Love is not only the meaning of the Christian life: It is the meaning of life itself. It is infinitely sad, therefore, when people misunderstand or repudiate or fail in Love. To fail in Love is to fail in Life, no matter how successful you may be in other respects. This dismal failure is well ex- pressed in a modern novel called "Brtuto's Dream" by the English author Iris Mur- doch. Bruno's dream is a powerful story of Love and Death. Towards the end of the book, Bruno is lying near to death and this is lythis thoughts run: _ - Inquest ordered in puck death Returning good for evil John 15:12 “This then is what I command Where will the children go'? It is extremely difficult to be gracious under trying circumstances: it is human nature to resent, to return in kind. This behaviour is alrightior one who makes no profession of being a Christian but tor the one who is a follower of Christ it is unacceptable in the Lord's cold. As it happened " was the same doctor to whom he had taken hla little girl. The furnace repair man told the doctor to wrap it In; blanket and bring it to his ofriee. "I can't comment too much on it, because I haven't seen the helmet," Mr. Cooper said at the time of the accident, "but no mer- chandise under the Cooper- Weeks name has been made in the past three or four He had been wearing a Cboper-Weeks SK 10 helmet, which, according to J.C. Cooper, president of the company that manufactures the helmet, now is used mainly for lacrosse and not hockey. Claudio, a Grade 11 student at Western Technical School, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, but was dead on arrival. fields are now disappearing, houses are being replaced by apartments, and new schools are being built without basements, making it necessary on rainy days, for mothers to keep their children at home five minutes before bell-time. Although my children are fortunate to live in a house, many live in apartments and flats with cramped living quarters. Where do these children go? Drop-in cen- tres! Once again some of our 'City Fathers' are speaking of closing these centres. And out of this terrible ambivalence of Love, out of Love's awful power to create and destroy: All the woNd's joy and grief; all the world's rapture and sorrow; all the world's tragedy and triumph; all the world's astonishing achievement and all the world's abysmal failute; have their source and ners travelling in the greatness of his strength - mighty to create: and mighty to destroy. Yes, mighty to create and mighty to destroy! Love keeps the stars in orbit. It gives the moon its pale melancholy lustre and the sun its fierce passion, its flaming light and power. Love is the power that turns the wheels and the axles of the universe. It is the elemental force that makes the world go have ia like the sea that submerges and mothers you in its tumultuous approach, drowning out all sight and sound, leaving you gasping and choking tor air: and at the same time Love fills you with a fire that not all the ocean's floods could ever douse or extinguish. . .. . . What is Love? It is tempestuous anger; and gentle compassion. It is a tremendous rage; and a tremulous gentleness. Love is the wind and the rain, the hail and the snow. It is winter and summer, it is spring and fall. love is the animal in the bush and the teaming life of the lakes, the rivers, and the seas. Love is the intangible beauty that closes the fading eye of day. It is the fresh, expected, yet always surprising, glory of the Lnie is a tornado that casts you cowering to the ground: and at the same time it lifts you up and makes you as tall as the sky, broadening your back and stiffening your 7 love is the master musician, who pierces you with a mortal wound, and at the same time puts a song on your lips. It is like a great Spirit that surges within you and fills you with strength and an im finite capability; ready even to move the world it need be. you, and inspire you. Love can turn your life into misery and even tempt you to suicide; at the same time it can make you exuberantly joyful, glad, glad to be alive. love can exasperate, you and yet bring you momenta of inexplicable ectasy. love is like a great wind that blows over you and leaves you breathless and trembling and empty. upside dpwn and inside out Love can haunt More about this next week, Love is as terrible as an army with ban- Christ returned good for evil when He took the punishment for wrongs which His creatures had committed. He was willing to do this even though it meant suffering and death. sight. A Christian is expected to show to the world what Christ is like by his behaviour. And this means returning good for evil, blessing for verbal abuse. Damage done to the schools is paid by the taxpayer. Granted no one likes to see money wasted, but until a solution is found regarding drop-ins could the Board of Education not set money aside for repairs? York Council expressed sympathy for the parents of the dead boy at its regular meeting last Tuesday. Director of Community Centres Fred Howard added his praise to all involved for their speed and cooperation while attempting to save the boy's life. Take this available space away from our younger generation and they will be forced to congregate in shopping plazas, school- yards, and on street corners. Sincerely, "A lot depends on how the helmet fits," he said. "A helmet is a very personal thing and must be fitted exactly to give maximum protection." The helmet worn was described by police as a “skulmp” variety which protec thetopofthehead. Could we not do with less television sets, refrigerators, dish-washers, and stoves in our schools? One who has had it gooii