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PAGE 12 TERRACE BAY NEWS JULY 25, 1968 Rossport - ¢ »nt'd from page 13 and Wawa were let through. All streams and lakes are running full. Other years the streams would be only a trickle but the continuous rains have put them at near flood level . A harrowing experience was had by Larry Burlum of Eau Claire, Wis., and his veteran companion of 12 years fishing in this same area. They camped on a point of land on St. Ignace Island hoping to escape the mosquitos, but the larger denizens were found to be more trouble. During the night, with the lowest temperature for July recorded here, large bears and their cubs sniffed and rubbed about the tent. They chewed the handles of two expensive fishing rods and attempted fo carry off the tackle boxes. To add more terror to the already uncomfort- able cold night, moose galloped by the tenting site, alarming the fishermen and guide Ray Kenney. Although a frightened pair of tourist fishermen will never forget their camping trip, they were successful in catching their quota of sizeable pike - the largest being 16 Ibs. 10 ounces. ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE REPORT Total Duty Hours: 152 Highways & Secondary roads: so Var 3,507 miles Investigations: 1 break enter and theft of a cottage in Schreiber 1 house fire in Rossport 1 minor disturbance 2 thefts of property valued under $50.00 Traffic: 4 charges laid under the Ontario Highway Traffic Act 5 motorists warned regarding infractions of the On- tario Highway Traffic Act and vehicle defects. 22 vehicles given safety checks. M. Kulmatycki HELP KEEP ONTARIO CLEAN Ontario's vacation trek will reach its peak during the coming Civic holiday weekend and, with the combination of thousands of visiting vacationers, our highways will be heavily travelled. From the experience of past Civic holiday week- ends, thousands of tons of litter will be left strewn along our happy holiday routes by careless and thoughtless travellers. The housekeeping involved in keeping our high- ways Clean and our countryside beautiful is be- coming an expensive item as more and more people take to the roads . Last year it cost the Department of Highways more than $750,000 and in an attempt to keep the cost down it has launched a highways anti-litter campaign. Through newspapers, radio and television it is appealing to travellers to get in the habit of carry- ing litter bags in their cars and holding onto their waster until they come to a convenient recepticle for disposing it. . While empty cigarette packages, wrappers and paper cups are easily-spotted blots on the beauty of our countryside, disposable bottles and empty tin cans carry a hidden danger for motorists and main- tenance crews. Such objects tossed from cars can cause accidents by shattering windshields or slashing tires of other vehicles. Mowing machine operators have been injured by flying glass and cans flung up by the revolving blades of their machines:. Generally, the cleanness of our countryside im- presses our American tourists because highway litter is more of a problem in that country than it is. in Canada. By joining the Department of Highways campaign to keep litter off our highways and picnic areas we will be showing a little pride in the beauty of our country. In doing so we'll be contributing to safety and saving some of our tax dollars for better use. DERELICT CARS TO BE PICKED UP AS 'VAGRANTS' Tough new laws to deal with the growing problem of derelict motor vehicles will be adopted by Mani- toba municipalities following amendments to the pro- vincial municipal act, reports Civic Administration. The new bill permits towns to impose fines of $20 a day for infractions, Costs of towing, impounding, storing and disposing of autos will be charged against the owner of the vehicle or land owner of the proper- ty from which the vehicle is removed. Municipali- ties will also.be able to ban derelict cars from pri- vate property unless the owner of the land has appliec for and obtained a suitable licence. | have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. | know of no way of judging the future but by the past - Patrick Henry.