page 12, September 8, 1976 - North Shore News:

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continued from page il
CALMED DOWN
Inside, “‘I asked him if we

could sit down for a few
minutes. After we made it

clear we were here to help, |

we tried to get him to calm
down. We listen to his side of
the story, and got some more
background on the case.”’

After about half-an-hour of
listening and questioning,

Stan cooled down a bit, and .

. “*l asked him if he would like |
his wife to come home. He

. said yes.”’ Robertson added.
‘It was late, and I believed

_ Stan wanted his children to
-be in bed,’’ the priest —
recalled. °

If you were ina sinking L through a window. If the side

car, what would you do? How .
‘would you help - stricken
occupants of a submerged
automobile?

The B.C. Automobile Aés-
ociation has provided a step
- by st@p guide for action if you
‘were involved in a traffic
accident and thrown into a
_ deep body of water or found

“ yourself in a position to help.

some other motorist in a
similar plight:

eAs in all serious situa-

tions, the. important ‘hing | is
to avoid panic.

eThe ‘use. of seat. belts’

increases the chance
survival of the’ car’

s for.

escape injury and remain
conscious after. the impact | of
the plunge into water.

opascenger cars ‘undam-,

aged by the impact will float

about eight minutes, regard-
less of speed, and longer if
.the windows. have been
closed. . °

>

®Vehicles which enter the
water wheels-first, at low
speeds -between 14 and 16
miies an- hour, will, remain
afloat for varying times,
“usually longer than eight:
minutes. “The | tighter the
_ body ‘construction of ‘the
veliicle, of course, the longer
it will float and offer greater

* opportunity for safe escape. ,

a)
0

“eThe easiest ‘way ‘for
., occupants to escape the car
*“ while it is still floating . is

Watch for the warning

night.

-the story will be Fepeated. .

‘ ple, -

, occu.
pants, by helping. ‘them to"

eo. vee

ry

, “ went over to , the wife

~ and reassured her that things -

were .calm’.and Stan was
anxious to have -her. and ‘the
children home.”’ a

It was a happy ending that
But the problem
wasn’t c-
he felt th. . without both Stan
and Mary getting down to
the roots of their problem—
Stan’s tendency to. drink—

Robertson v was to return to
the Lonsdale home the next
day and recommended they
seek outside help, for exam-
at the North Shore
Family Services. Their num-.
ber is 988-7128... ~

windows. are. undamaged,

‘they. may. be: rolled ‘down : : 7
after the impact, and the --
- escape is a simple matter... nae -

a car floating wheels-down,,.
the escape. should be made

‘quickly before. the | water.

reaches the windows.

eWhen submersion i is rap-"

or. Robertson said.

“By Kenneth | McDonald

id; remember there is air in.

‘the upper portions of the.
inside of the vehicle.. The ;.
occupants ‘should. stand, ‘cal-*"

mly, io. reach the ‘air, and
escape through the windows-
which may have to be broken .

‘by the heaviest hard. ‘object ..

available: The rear window is
often best:since it is usually -
‘manufactured . of. tempered —
glass and is €asily ‘shattered.

dows ina submerged car can
‘be opened in the ordinary

way until*pressure is equal-..
_ ized inside and outside the
- vehicle—and this is when-the

car is practically filled with
water. | .

_ eOnce. “out of « the car.
through the windows, occu-
pants who hold their breath

will rise to the top of the .

water ina few seconds . o

“ eRescuers ‘should try to.

help occupants out ‘through |
the .windows. It is a good

precaution to swim to the -
vehicle with a heavy object to. .

‘break ‘the rear window.
Reaching the car quickly is

-important, especially where

you siispect panic on the part
of the occupants—as exam-
ple, if. they ‘are. very old. or

. very young, or injured. They

will be more confused in the '
attempt to save themselves.

’ signs of arthritis —

Three’ warning signs for -

arthritis are pain and stiff-
ness on arising, pain or
tenderness in. at least, one
joint, and swelling, inat least
one joint...

The Canadian . Arthritis
and Rheumatism Society . in
B.C., suggests that when.

. these symptoms occur, you .

seck ane doctor’s advice.

unnecesag
ibrar’
» that .

f. I
‘! t i“ * ‘ eS ° ,

*

SRN
Re ee

cures or folk. remedies, and
that you get adequate Feat
and sleep.

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Free pamphlets on carthri-

tis -are © available — from:
-CA.R.S., 895 West 10th
Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.,

\W5Z_ 1L7, through ‘money |

‘raised by the annual -
“C.A.R. S.. ‘campaign, or Uni-
‘ted Appeal a a One
called ‘About rthritis"’ -

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‘If there were one impress-
ion “an observer took away
“from ‘the: annual: convention
“of the: ‘Canadian Community
Newspapers - Association, -
-held last month i in Halifax, it
‘was .a. general concern. over’.
‘the growth and influence of
federal . and provincial gov-.
ernments and their attendant
bureaucracies. é

At. the - -municipal level,
there i is personal contact'and -
a working .
democracy.’ But three-levels?.
“Take Consumer and...
porate: Affairs,’ said’ one
editor. ‘‘There’s much that is
good in. the . Combines: -In--
vestigation’ Act, but it puts a

‘lot of power in the hands of
officials.

m0

cue “The: federal legislation i is

comprehensive and: probably |
* 80'per cent of it is useful. But
then. provinces had to climb
on the consumerism. band-
wagon and draft’ Tégislation
-of their owns The objectives
are the. same but ‘the -fine
print i is different. and adver-
tisers tell me that keeping | up
‘with the differences is almost
impossible. Once again, too
many Cooks | are spoiling the
broth.”’

“Take press releases,”’

said another. ‘'They’re
handed out, undigested . by
‘media relations bureaucrats.
Most of them are useless, -

.The guiding. principle is |

volume, to justify the Jobs of

the senders. Not long ‘ago

oné from the Post ‘Office
informed. us; in three colors,
‘that there. had) been «no
change in postal regulations”
that montlr.”’ ee

. A publisher described. how
‘local officials of o federal
‘department, working’. with.
_ provincial bureaucrats, con-
‘trive to impoverish commun-
ities which: don’t-fit-into the

_ development*’ plan.’.Comm- |

unity A ip. atriving | for
_ Self-aufficiency, but, is’ out--
_ side ‘the. development area.

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stele Renee th nee, fe log ere

‘is ; alive and well

mo * appetizing news of neighbors.

xesemblance. to |

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inthorna,

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any application from A will
be postponed indefinitely.

- The range of topics cov-: |
ered by editors and publish- -}

ers visiting the Canadian
‘Federation of Independent
Business’ “booth during the

corivention,. left no doubt of:
‘role played by .

the vital
independent community
newspapers... Not ‘for: them,

tiction;. .

& e dailies’ diet of. ‘gloom and}

7 x ,

‘theirs is the
and familiar events. They are
-the ‘heart and soul of the
communities they Serve, the ~
“cement

‘together.

" One community was dying. ;

“on its feet, the newspaper
with it. A new publisher, .
forsaking retirement, is put-
ting new life into the paper.
’ Around that core, enthus-—
‘jasm is building throughout ©
the community. ‘‘We’re get-

ting young people who want |

to work. Not many, . but
enough. We're fighting the
free lunch philosophy,” ‘and
we intend to win. ”

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