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Parents Should Carefully Review Bike Safety Procedures By Melvetta Jenkins Post Staff Writer Thousands of children have gone back to school this luli across the nation, crowding i In streets w ith more bicycles this year than ever Every parent who sends a child off to school on a bicycle should carefully review bike safety procedures and equipment, said a recent statement from the Wackcn hut Corporation, one ot the world's largest security com panies. Many children think of bikes as a toy rather than a real vehicle that must compete with automobile traffic. Moto rists know the difficulties that are experienced with cyclists They see first hand the erratic patterns of cyclists - children riding side-by-side and block ing the road, children wob bling on bicycles that are too large to handle, bikes on the vtiuug siue ui me roaa. ana more. Also, too many young cyclists are riding bikes that are improperly equipped and in poor condition. James L. Marshall. Char lotte manager for Wackenhut Corporation, offers these sug gestions for safe cycling --Be sure the rider fits the bike. A bike too large or too small can be difficult to Han dle And if a bike is too large, the brakes are hard fb use --Children should be encou raged to wear bright colored clothing, especially at night Strips of flourescent tape on the rider's jacket will improv e visibility. Flourescent colored flags on lengthy staffs attach ed to the rear fender are an excellent safety feature -Night riding should be dis couraged, but on occasion where it may prove necessa ry, a powerful headlamp, whe ther battery or generator po wered, is a must. -The rear of a vehicle should be seen from 500 feet - rellec tors should be supplemented by a red tail light. --Remind children that msot auto traffic regulations appl\ to bike riders, as well. "Cycl ists can get tickets, too. reminds Marshall, one o! Charlotte's leading securitv authorities. -Proper safety education is the responsibility of all pa rents. Select the best routes for your cyclists to take to and from school, then go over the route with them. They should know all laws and hand sig nals, and to always keep right, with the flow of traffic. Don't let your child be one of the thousands injured each year in cycling accidents. Make cycling safety a part of your youngster's back to school program. The Charlotte Post' For Even * V For Life-Health & Croup I INSURANCE CALL: The Insurance Man EDDIE It BA TTLE Special Agent For PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE 375-1425 or 399-6546 2624 Statesville Avenue I trade-iiu days. I YOOR 0LD ran brand new> J when youpurchase a°baearrSf°ia'Steeperfrom V°o C Sleeper from Iterc^^'np" Sofa or Sofa S - ^9^1 UP to $ 100 00 and ay 0 t?.s°fa w'11 bring JO •co even pay someone^ itfSSJSK - It into dollars at Sterchi’s! n MM—M I I ■ I bt- 5943 South Blvd. I ^ 9 283-1551 R 1213-B Roosevelt Blvd. * FURNISHING SOUTHERN HOMES SINCE 1888 Monroe FREE DELIVERY WITHIN 100 MILES! I | WE SET-UP YOUR NEW SOFA OR SOFA-SLEEPER AND PICK UP YOUR OLD ONE! I r « y M Photo by Harold E Lucas HERMAN FINDS PEACE WITH —Convenient afternoon nap Herman Mystifies Friends In Greenville Neighborhood HOW Old is "Popo ? Is his true name Herman Elder? These are some of the ques tions circulating this week throughout the Greenville neighborhood in northwest Charlotte. No one seems to know if Herman is 65, or 70, or 75 years old. They only know that he's a fixture in the communi ty, like, you might say, the street lights, grocery stores and the children. He is held in equal high regards. This writer can remember being chased by Herman back in the days before age began to restrict his movements to a slow walk. The writer was a young boy. Herman was then a young man. He still chases the little ones in his playful manner. “I can’t say exactly how old he is,” stated a lady, who admits to being "about 72” but who did not wish to have her name printed. "He (Herman) has been around here for so long or longer, than I have.” No one in the neighborhood seems to know where Herman lives or where he came from. They only remember having seen him working through the years on a vegetable truck. According to them, he has no other work history. £!_io i he world is his playgoumd and the neighborhood kids and grownups are his family and friends. The ancient gentlemen with the frail clothing can often be seen walking slowly along the streets in the Greenville sec tion with kids tagging along close behind. He sometimes is seen taking a peaceful nap under the street signs, or on a neighbor’s front porch, or where ever it’s convenient. It would be difficult to mea sure Herman’s worth to his community. The neighbors were made award of the fact that he's perhaps one of the most admired individuals in their midst when recently the news began to make the rounds that Herman was dead. "I found it shocking to learr that he (Herman) had died,” concluded the lady. “I wat most happy and greatly re lieved upon learning that h< was still alive.” The gentleman, who is helc in the high esteem of almosl everyone who knows him, it still very much alive. He stil finds his way through the neighborhood playfully teas ing the little ones, chatting with the elders and occasion ally taking a short nap when t Beloved Herman ...Taking afternoon walk ever and where ever it’s con venient. ^ru 11 square iiames Administrators The top administrative posi tions at Spirit Square, the new arts center in downtown Char lotte, have been filled. ' John A. Shaffer, 25, now with the North Carolina Arts Council in Raleigh, will be come managing director on Oct. 11. Mary Montague, 46, of 3900 Abingdon Rd. in Charlotte, will continue as program di rector, the position she has held in an interim capacity since February. Shaffer will manage the arts center and the 50-member part-time faculty offering more than 70 classes in the visual and performing arts. His responsibilities will in clude budgeting, planning and money raising. For the past year, he has been a community associate with the North Carolina Arts Council through an internship with the National Endowment for the Arts. He has worked with arts councils throughout me auuc cniu cuuruinaiea dance and theatre touring pro grams. , She was a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College and has a master's degree in arts administration from the University of Wisconsin. Mrs. Montague has been active in arts, educational and community activities in Char lotte as a volunteer. She is past president of the Charlotte Nature Museum and has serv ed on the boards of the Char lotte Opera. Is This YOUR *100? 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