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NORTHERN FREIGHTV.AYS AVE ASNOUNCED A _ thenunker of. vehicles in Cassiar. |

POSSIELL CURTAILMENT OF PERSCYAL SHIP= -. There is also an incrcase in the number

i Pe waits of small children, able perhaps, for the

F'NTS ( SHIDVINTS ACERESSTD TO INT IVIDUALS first winter season to’ travel alone on

NORTHeBOUND. IN THE PAST THEIR REGULAR ‘the strests. to play with. other small
friends. " ~

WEEKLY LINE TRUCK ARRIVED ACH FRIDAY. Please be very careful of your driving

THIS MAY NO LONGER BE IN FFFECT AFTFR practices. It is a commamm habit for
; " ‘ children to be told to hurry home when
NOVEMBER lst AND POSSIBLY AL! PrRSONAL the five o'clock whistle goes. But if

SHIPMENTS WILL SF. ACCUMULATED UNTIL they are playing outside they my dawdle

; ’ < , on the way or if they are in a house they

WEIGHT WARRANTS DISTATCHING A TRUCK ‘have to put on their snow suits etc, so

INT) CASSIAR. 7 a delay ensues ard by the tire they are

. onthe way, the vanguard of the traffic

HHH HHHERHAAHR RAH HR has already arrived inthe townsite.
Usually the children are parbed in snow-

‘ITH THE FEATHER suits and with their little parka hoods

; 7 és _| up, they cannot tear the anproach of tires |
Fild with considerable snowfall. Snow- —! nuried by soft snow. Often the driver's

CTIC .. wee 3 eo As
=. A yearly increase has been noted in

fall to date ies 4.35 feet. Not bad for vision is restricted by snow or frost on
_ the windshield and windows. ‘So we have
a start. - a driver operating with impaired efficienc
a aed oy.gtng and a child who cannot hear and who will
Lz. be startled to suddenly find a vehicle
Ss, one iGe: :
VISITORS TCE Last issue: approaching and may panic anc run in front

Kessrs Christian, Critzuk & Tigert of of the vehicle. This is the setting for
@ tragedy. It my happen anytime. You
our Tormto of fice. may be the driver. It can be prevented
Messrs Hoyte, Beaumont and Smith of thite and these are some stepp essential to
: : p . prevention:
Pass & Tuk Route, +hitehorse 1. 4s far as possible, children shaild
E. teArther & $. S-hitehouse, Transport be kept off the roads during busy
: traffic periods such as at lunch time
Civision, 'hitehorse. and the end of the aay shift.
Ro Fe “ing, Kining Association Safety 2. Small children should be accompanied
: by their parents until thoroughly
DER SCCOrs Wancou vers trained to watch out for traffic.
L, Pritchard, »..' Fowes, Geo. Jonnson Fven then it is protably better to
| have then in the comrany of older
and H. Ko Cornelliusen, I.H.C., Vancouver. children, especially if going to the
Jack Arens, ‘orthern Metalic Sales, store where traffic is usually |
. congested.
‘hitehorse, Yo To 3. It is sugrested that parents give
Ae Se Tuttle, Internatimal Nickel, Van. consideration to putting reflect-
, A orized material on children's garse nts
Kiss H. Eoehone, Department of Health especially for the approaching period
@ velfare, Fort St. John, Bo. Co of very short hours of day light.
4. Driver's must. select a speed which
ee - allows them to have perfect cmtrol
Whey you get tothe end of your rape * of the vehicle at al} times. The
tie a knot am hang on. . best way to determine this is to try
Roose ve lt : out the brekus sfter getting under

_ way. (This will aiso disclose an