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Page 16, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, October 26, 1983 School news... continued from page 7 *Contact the school about any problem you think might affect your child's learning or beha- vior. °Be an active, inform- ed citizen - especially in school board elections or other education-related initiatives. Together, you and the school can set your child on the road to excel- lence. P.C.'s plan strategy ... continued from page 13 electiopeering."' President Figliomeni asked the members for good strong LE A - one who would gain the respect and the support of the voters on election day. ~~ Marathon President - Bob Cheetham briefly gave a report on the activities of his area, stating that the recent membership drive has been very successful, with a total membership of over 50 individuals. Tim Delaney _ of Schreiber, spoke on the topic of the recent Gal- lop Poll that was con- ducted, which signified the fact that the P.C.'s received 62 per cent of the votes (up 10 per cent since the last poll). The dinner and "get- to-gether" was a first for the Terrace Bay and Schreiber P.C. mem- bers, and because of its success, more are in the planning. It provided members. and guests with the opportunity to witness the excitement of planning for a provin- cial election as well as to meet with one another casually to discuss their various concerns and ideas. The next meeting will be held at 'the Villa Bianca on November Sth and each member who will be attending is ask- ed to invite a guest. Guest speaker for the evening will be John McDougall, M.P. for the Temiskaming Riding. Anyone interested in attending may call Tim Delaney at 824-2275 for further details and for tickets. Tribute to the Policeman '*A policeman is many things. He's a son, a brother, a father, an uncle, and sometimes even a grandfather. He is a protector in time of need and a comforter in time of sorrow. His job calls for him to be a diplomat, a _psycholo- gist, a lawyer, a friend, and an inspiration. He suffers from an overdose of publicity about bru- tality and dishonesty. He suffers far more from the notoriety produced by unfounded charges. Too often, acts of hero- ism go unnoticed and the truth is buried under all the criticism. The fact is that less than one-half of one percent of our policemen ever discred- it their uniform. That's a better average than - you'll find among cler- gymen. "'A policeman is an ordinary guy who is called upon for extra- ordinary bravery - for us! His job may some- times seem routine, but the interruptions can be moments of stark ter- ror. He's the man. who faces a half-crazed gun- man, who rescues a lost child, who challenges a mob, and who risks his neck more often that we realize. He deserves our respect and our pro- found thanks. "A policeman stands between the law-abider and the law-breaker. He's the prime reason your home hasn't been burned, your family abused, your business looted. Try to imagine what might happen if there were no policemen around. And then try to think of ways to make their job rewarding. Show them the respect you really have; offer them a smile and a kind word; see that they don't have to be magic- ians to raise their fami- lies on less-than-ade- quate salaries." f- ' Infant Restraints prove successful Parents with access to free or low-cost car seats for their children are more likely to consist- ently use the devices. This was one of the find- ings of a two year study undertaken by the League General Insur- ance Company in Michi- gan. These results were outlined in a recent one day seminar, co-spon- sored by the Ontario Safety League and the Family Practices Ser- vices of Toronto General Hospital, for volunteers in the Buckle-Up-Baby Infant Restraint Loaner Programme. In the study, the in- surance company offer- ed its policyholders with children under the age of four, a free infant or child restraint. 85 per scaveng cent of the households requested the infant res- traints specifically de- signed for infants from birth weight to 9 kg (20 Ib.). From the 5,800 families receiving res- trairits, 400 were chosen to form a test group. This group was monitor- ed for two years as to the number and severity of casualities from acci- dents for children under 4 years. From June '79 to June '81, injuries due to car accidents in the test group children declined by 45.7 per cent compar- ed to the 24-month per- iod immediately pre- ceding the study. The injury rate among child- ren reported in safety seats at the time of an accident was 5.7 per the May Hurry cent in contrast to 15.2 per cent for unrestrain- ed children in a control group taken from the general population. None of the injuries sus- 'tained by restrained children required medi- cal attention, while 28 per cent of injuries suf- fered by children not in safety seats were more serious, one resulting in death. Why then do parents continue to allow. their children to ride in cars unrestrained? Researchers found that the decision is most often caused by the adult's reluctance to overcome a child's re- sistance or perceived re- sistance to a safety seat. However, 19 per cent of the test group parents stated that their decision to obtain and use a safety seat was prompt- ed by the availability of free seats and the insur- ance company's distri- bution of information on the importance and cor- rect use of the res- traints. Such findings, sup- porting the concept 'of low-cost infant res- traints as a means of increasing their use, were of particular inter- est to those attending the Buckle-Up-Baby seminar. - The first Buckle-Up- Baby project in Ontario began in Oshawa in 1976. The concept ex- panded rapidly in 1982 in anticipation of amendments to the seat belt laws mandating that all children born after November 1, 1982 must be properly restrained while riding in a car. As of November 1, 1983, the legislation will wid- en to cover all children, regardless of age. At present, there are 79 Buckle-Up-Baby pro- grammes serving 75 communities province wide. Bridge Club news Winners of the North Shore Duplicate Bridge .Club, held on October 16th, were: Ist place: P. Cebrario and F. Notwell; 2nd place: Y. Cebrario and B. McLaughlin; 3rd place: D. Cooper and L. Fraser. Cr unt The hunt is on for 3 days only! in and turn up some Super savings! 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