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Thursday,.May 22, r952

Hints For Housewives

sg,

Safe

of the day, let’s take

brings fresh con-
activities — an

question: “Where
Well’ there’s al-
ways somewhere. A mountain
lake, the ‘seashore, a friend in
the next town or county to visit,
so we get in our car and drive
a few miles or a hundred and
moer. If you are planning a va-
cation trip or a long week-end
drive here are a few safety rul-
es ‘to add to your enjoyment and
peace of mind:

Keep your mind on your driv-
ing. Momentary distractions such
as lighting a cigaret, passing an
object, turning to stare at some-
thing, can lead to trouble. One
second can be the difference be-
tween a collision and a near-colli-
sion.

Prepare yourself for driving at
titude, courtesy, patience. No car
is safer than it’s driver. Put per-
sonal worries out of your mind
and think about your driving.

If you are drowsy, pull off the
road and rest. Don’t invite an
accident or tragedy by driving
when you are overly tired or fa-
tigued. Remember that darkness
increases danger, so slow down
at night; pérhaps take time out
for a picnic supper in some quiet
side road spot,

Pass another car only when
you can see plenty of fiee road
ahead, and NEVER pass another
car on a hill or curve.

Know the lane you should be
in and stay there. Drive at rea-
sonablespeeds and never faster
than posted speed limits.

Don’t INSIST on the right-of-
way even when it is yours and
give pedetsrians a break. They
‘can’t run as fast as you can drive.

Use your hand signals when
turning o rstopping and dim your
lights for other drivers at night.

When parking get close but
not to close to the curb. Six
inches left to swing the front
wheels helps when you're in a
tight place.

Always keep over to the right
and forget about jumping the
amber light and racing the green
signal.

‘et’s Take Care of Our Eyes

Wrinkles on the face are like-
ly to be due to eye strain, doc-
tors believe. It is a common com-
plaint, say the doctors, and much
of it could be avoided. Everyone
had heard repeatedly about hav-
ing sufficient light for reading
and avoiding galre from the
printed page. Even so, many are
forgetful of the primary rule of
food sight.

Continued reading, sewing
ironing or cooking are fatiguing
to the eyes. The close attention
and focusing of the eyes to ne
distance is tiring and ultimately
leads to a network of wrinkles.
The eve doctors tel us that by
glancing up and away occasional-
ly wre can ally tiredness.

Another aid in averting eye
fatigue 1s to bathe the eyes a
couple of times a day. First use
warm water, then cold. It brings
a reaction to the blood stream
that is good medicine for weari-
ness.

One idea that some of
doctors have

Summertime
tacts and. ney
the week-end
shall we go?”

the
suggested sounds
rlmost to trivial to be of use.
However, it is helpful. This
practice is to close the eyes for
a few seconds and THINK black
see it in your mind. In‘spite of
‘sound:ng so simple—it does re-
quire a little practice. There is
something about glimpsing the
dull blackness that erases consi-
derable eye strain.

Above all things, we have to
be kind to our eyes. Reading in
bed is fun, the doctors agree, but
for many persons it must be ta,
beo.For those others who can
take reading in bed in their stride
they are warned to use discretion
and to stop before their eyes, are

overly tired.

Eyes are pretty important.
Since they are at work every

care of them!
Watch Your Step .....

Insurance ‘statistics prove. “that
accidents in the home take a
heavier toll than those occuring
anywhere else. Most of these
accidents can be traced to fall-
ing, slipping, or stumbling and,
those who are experts, consider
unsuitable footwear as the prim-
ary cause,

If you are one of the women
who wear worn out high-heeled
party shoes around the house,
or one of those women who lean
toward floppy house slippers just
listen to this! The average wom-
en takes nearly. nineteen thou-
sand steps in her daily round.
Think of it! Nineteen thousand
steps! Surely your feet deserve
to be well shod for this amazing
hike? Low heeled, laced oxfords
are recommended. Your feet will
be well protected from falling
objects and also, the danger of
skidding or slipping will be min-
imized.

Conference On
Cerebral Palsy
Held In Vancouver.

Organization of a  province-
wide string of treatment centres
for moer than 400 B.C. children,
afflicted with Cerebral Palsy,
will be the objective of a con-
ference of parents in Vancouver,
May 30 to June Ist.

The Conference is being held
under the sponsorship of the
Cerebral Palsy Ass6ciation of
B.c., Knights of Pythias and
Pythian Sisters.

Already a great deal has been
achieved by organization of par-
ent groups in the Fraser Valley,
on Vancouver Island, in the
Kootenays, and in the Okanagan.
The Pythians are active in this
field.

A great deal more can be ac-
complished if their efforts are cor-
related.

The conference will be held at
the Cerebral Palsy Association
clinic at the Western Rehabilita-
tion centre, Laurel and Twenty-
seventh. Parents attending will
see the near-miracle being ac-
complished by the children at-
tending this clinic; they will be
told {hp Asgociation wanits to
make ~ this. treatment available
throughout B.C. but lack of funds
to do it; and they will be assist-
ed in every way possible if they
are interested in setting up
treatment centres in their own
districts.

Cerebral Palsy is a muscle af-
fliction that follows a brain in-
jury. The original brain injury
mtay have occured before birth or
duing one of the childhood di-
seases—such as scarlet fever.

It destroys the automatic func-
tions of some muscle and neces-
sitates physiotherapy and pains-
taking training to teach the
child ke can use other muscles
to take the place of those that
don’t function properly.

The achievement of the pres-
ent clinic brings hope to every
varent desvairing for a child
handicapped by Cerebral Palsy.
The association and the Pythian
order wants to give that hope to
every parent in B.C. whose child
may benefit from the proper
treatment.

PLUMBING &
HEATING

Phone 2673
E.J. ENNIS

CASTLE; NEWS, Castlegar, B.C.
at Mrs. Doxpthy Webster and Mr.

ROBSON NEWS and Mrs..G: Tweed of Vancou-

Mr, and ‘Mrg.\ A/Johnson ‘of |°" and Lillian Jackson ‘of Seat-
tle. left’ for ‘their ‘ho afte:

t Sunday visitin, he =

ee eae a * z ee spending a week at the home of

Mrs. W. Waldie, Keith and

Dawn returned from Vancouver,
where they attended the Gra-

duation of their son and brother,

Fred, while Mr. Waldie and son
Fred went to Victoria to attend
the Celgar hearing. ‘

“That. was. a terrible: thavider
and lightning. storm last: :nigtit,’”
said Magee to: his: wife: “It: was, °
was it?” replied Mrs, Magee,
“then -why didn’t you wake ,me
up? Yo uknow I can’t sleep when

it thunders!

Mr. and Mrs. J. Webster.
Martin. £ ‘ei

The Plebiscite to be taken on

Electio». ‘Day,

“June 12th;-is ‘not an open and shut proposition.

It is not a prohibition issue.

In effect, if you vote ““Yes”’

=n eer

you are giving the next

Government of the Province of British Columbia

free rein to open bars in

where there is a ‘*Yes”’

any area in the Province

majority.

Liquor by the glass is sold in British Columbia

now. The real issue is ‘SWhere”’

and “How” will

it be sold in future. The Plebiscite, as it is worded,

doesn’t give you the chance to record your views.

Vote ‘*No”’

until you know.

The Alcohol Research Council, a group of public

spirited citizens, including educators, doctors

and businessmen, feel

that a thorough study

should be made on the alcohol distribution

system before a “‘blank cheque”? is signed. Any-

thing can happen

under a

“Yes”? majority.

Granted, the present liquor distribution system

is not satisfactory but before a change is made,

the very best method

of distribution should

be arrived at for British Columbia.

The sale-of alcoholic beverages is not comparable
to the sale of food—its method of distribution

can have a positive or negative effect on the

LIBERAL
Commillee Rooms

Are Now Open In The
LEWIS BLOCK

Mornings — 10:00 a.m. to 11:30-a.m.
Afternoons — 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

community, as a whole.

Vote, “No”
‘blank cheque”’ Liquor Plebiscite!

on. June 12th—vote “No” to the

ALCOHOL

Evenings — 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

PHONE 2398

Vote Turnbull