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PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1978, WHITY FREE PRESS whiby, Voice aof the Cou nty Town Michael fi Thieoni> Whitby newspaper independenti>' owned and open SERVINO OVER 28#000: READERS' an Burgess, Publi'sher-Managing Editor irea uy v'nitby resiaents ror vviy resîdents. Comuniy Eitr -ri8 Wite Publîshed every Wednesday CommunOityn Editor -Birn Waine Prodtuting Editr -Mie QuIIt PI&ProdctoMatnae Mre ugs b> M.B.M. Publîshing1 Manager -Robin. Lyon and Photogmphy InFlC.1CIassf ied Ad Manager '-S. vau 1Doee- Phone 6684111 i Crculation Manager Ê%rmr«o* Lyoni Member of the: Better Business Bureau of Toronto The Free Press Building, 131 Brock Street North,, P.O~ Bbc 206. Whitby, Ont. Whltby Chamber cf Commeroe J Costume information is wanted by society Dear Edifor, The Costume Society 0f Ontario is presenfly, canducting research on 'Men's Occupational or Work Cîothing worn ln Ontarioo during the l9th century.' We would appreclate Very much your bringlng thismatter to the attention of your readers, as we feel they are perhaps our most valuable source of Information. This topic deserves special attention now, as lîttie research has been done ln the past, and Information Is disappear- lng every day. The main objective of the Costume Society Is fo gather and arganizeInformation across Ontario, and make If available for educa- flonal and generai Inter- est purposes. To your readers we ask; CAN YOU HELP?. Do you know of any sources of Information such as; actuai, gar-' ments. phofographs, memorles and remini- scences, books, local histories, buis of sale, efchîngs, sketches, paint- 'ings, engravings, ledgers, etc.?. If you have any Infor- mation thaf may help us wifh aur study, please contact; Sue Scherbarth, c o Guelph Civic Museum 6 Gordon Streef, GUELPH, Ontario. N'il-t4G7 Your help would be great- Iy appreciated. Sincerely yours, Sue Scherbarth, Research Technician. Canadians shoUld lot accept the intolerable Dear Sir: lni 1938, Nerman Raushing, ttWen Prebsident of the âanzig Senate, reslgiied from HItler's Ntionl 5oclalst Party and lied to England to ivln *x11e. He fried fa warn the world of Hitler's tyron- ical aspirations in a book fit led: The Revolution of Nihalism. In, effecf, he accused an apafhetic world cîtizanry for con- tînuing to appease the arrogant dictator, say- Ing: "The temptafiori af the day Is fo accepf the Intolerable, for fear of worse to came," Toda'y, Canadians again tend ta "accept the intolerable for fear of worse to corne" - a clever pIoy used Invariabîy by those Intent upon main- taining the infolerable - lncluding Intolerable In- f lation, Intolerable unemployment, ,Intol- erable government spending, a devalued dollar, the downgrading of our Constifufional monarchy,.and a morally perverted sociefy. If Canadians Inslst upon accepfing the Infol- erable, eifher ouf of nalevify, Ignorance of "the fear of worse to corne" fhey will HAVE NO ONE TO BLAME BUT THEMSELVES FOR THE CONSE- QUENCES. Vours sincereîy, Patricia Young 1030 Nanton Ave., Vancouver, B.C. Communitylhospitalserves well The Dr. J.O. Ruddy Gênerai Hospital has done a good job in the past year ln improvlng its facilities and keeping in touch with patient needs in the community. Durin g the past year It has adopted a philosophy for patient care, redefined the functions 0f its staff, and undertaken a numnber of Internai projects ta improve its service. For the f irst timne, the hospital conducted a mail-out survey to gauge public opinion about its performance, and received a 30 per cent refurn, ,Indi.cative. 0f the interest shown ln the 'hospital by, the, residents of Whitby. The survey showed that 83 per cent of those who answered If thought the hospifai's service was good to excellent, and only four per cent said It was below their expectat ions. The hospital1 reached out ta the com munify 1in another way wifhin the past year by offering a public education program on stroke, one 0f the major health problems we face today. These programs should be continued and expanded in the future, to help citizens of the community cope with, liness when if shrlkes their families. A, number 0f internai Improvements were made during the pasf year at the hospifal, including a new food distribution service which uses vacuum seaied plastic trays ta keep food hotter longer, and a policy was adopted allowing chlldren ta accompany parents on short visits. The Dr. Ruddy Hospital Is one of the few hospitais in Ontarlo with such. a policy regarding children's visits',and under proper supervision It should prove a' worthwhile program. The hospital's board of Governors is taking steps to provide the hospital with Ifs own steam heating plant, now that the transmission Unes from the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital are ln much need of repair, andi the service from that source Is not guaranteed forever. This is a wlse and economi[cal move, for we are told If would cost the same to install a new plantas It.-rdt repa ir the, old, system. ~ ~lt The hospital has taken another positive move wlthln the past year by setting up a charitable foundation ta handie the administration of donations and bequests 'whlch often are made to the Dr. Ruddy Hospital. The. Women's Auxilliary deserves pralse for Ifs work during the past year for its support in providlng new ECG equipment and money for decorafing. Its ongoing assistance to the hospital is another slgn of the community Involvement which makes the Dr. Ruddy Hospital a successful operation. We hope that the differences of opinion among some mem bers of the staff and the board of Governors will be settled regardlng the hospltal's membershlp on the Durham District Health Council. This health council is something the province Is watching closely so ifs future planning wlll take the proper direction regarding Durham Region's Hospitals. We hope that the Board of Governors wiIl gain the representation they seek on the health council, whlch John Turner, assistant to Health Minister Dennis Timbreil, said was so Important during his visit here, Iast week. The Dr. Ruddy Hospital Is a cornmunity hospital and from what we see in its annual report of 1977, It Is working diligently to fulfil the needs of the Whitby community in the best way possible. Health council recommendations(Cont'd froni Pi' that the province can main- tain the highest levels 0f care without bankrupting the tax- payers by forcing them to pay for more and more new health faciities. He pointed out that District Health Councils '*ere formned to examine how existing resources are used and ta determine if they are being used wisely. They mnust also identify the needs of each specîfie community ini the province and examine the various kinds of altern- ative programs that can meet the patients" needs with out havmng to bufid more large-scale institutions. Mr. Turner also spoke of the challenge af the «"aging crisis" luin " the ratio of senior citizena o the over-al population has Inereaa.d by 56 per cent smnce the turn of the century, and by the 1990s one in 10 Canadians will be aver 65 years of age. "lWe must plan for the future needs of these people," he said. He expressed the hope that the Durham District Health Council, working with the various health agencies in the region- would assess the gaps in services and passible unnecessar>' duplication. "Together, you will ho assessing the impact of the increased population growth on the bealth system hin Durham," ho said. ,tour challenge will be to ensure tht the people of Durham receive the highest possible level of health care that we, as a aociety, can affomt." ~SENIOR CITUZENS CORNER HELPFU1 IDEAS FOR SUCCii',SFtJL REJIREMENT Excepted Life-Span clergymen rank among the It goes without saying that most proinent contenders people in high-risk accu- for the Jongevity awards. pations are more subject to Auiother study, done by a becoming mortality statis- professor of human deveiop- tics than others. But there ment at the University of are many other factors in (2iicago, observed a cross addition to physicai îazards section of 100 men and that cause one's work to women, middle-aged and have a bearing an the Iength Older, who had distinguisheti of the life-span. Somne of the themselves in their fife's elemnents are intangible and work. One of the most ifficult to pinpoint, suchas reVaiing themes expressed the peace of immd and bytUmeepeople isthat thias satisfaction derived fromi the "period of maximum the work. A wide-scale study oepacty aid ability to han- axuducted by statistical an- die a highiy complen i- alysts ofa leading life insur- viroomnent and a highiy dif.. umoe company lias shown ferentiated self." Very few tht educators and sclen- expren a wlsh to ho youg ita. church offiais and #gain. ti"Nor lqmb,ý- Nd - m - - -- - wdoi.