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Home fMewapoper of Hatton Hills THE HERALD Wednesday Jsnmry A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Main St South Georgetown Ontario PETER Publisher BILL JOHNSTON Editor PHONE 2201 Second Clan Mill Registered Number Women have their year Thanks to the efforts of a number of Hal ton Hills womens organizations our Local Council of Women womens service clubs the numerous womens institutes and groups in the area International Womens Year is filtering down to where it is perhaps able to do the greatest amount of good suburbia Prom our viewpoint it would appear that the very commendable point of International Womens Year is not to give rise to a whole new generation of suffragettes but instead to help all women realize that yes there is a place in this world for them other than standing over a stove warming up the nights stew Our apologies right now to the irate reader who feels that any mention of women and kitchens in the same sentence is a derogatory comment Unfortunately its more fact than comment Here Is the place to shout loud and strong that women can indeed find W their niche society Its there and they should be willing to fill it We have no firm figures on exactly what the breakdown is con the number of women here In Halton Hills who are seeking the limit of their potential By that we mean the women who are actively involved beitinapart time job full time job a womens group a service club volunteer work or even just getting out and about to some place other than the nearest shopping plaza We feel the numbers who are probably represent the minority There are a heckuvalot of women who are not even aware of the aim of In ternational Womens Year much less of its goals and how each one of them may achieve it A suggestion for the local Initiators and workers behind the International Womens Year cam Block parties perhaps are corny old and properly forgotten social events They ve been more related with coffee and gossip than anything else But maybe block parties properly organized by some knowledgeable women who are fully aware of the Importance of In ternational Women Year and held In every area of Georgetown during the remaining weeks of 1975 could Involve all women In promoting their pride In womanhood To all women in this their year we bow low In salute to you All must heed We would like to draw your at letter printed elsewhere in this edition from Alfred Morris ad ministrator of Georgetown and General Hospital The letter is pretty well selfexplanatory It tells of a second fire in the hospital which had it not been ex tinguished in time by members of the staff could have resulted in another situation which late last year brought about the death of an elderly patient There is little doubt that a serious fire hazard exists in the Georgetown hospital- Its no different than any other hospital There no way that it can be eliminated and thus we as future users of the facility as and visitors must learn to live safely with it Mr Morris has outlined some steps which we should all follow Perhaps the most important one Is not to act as the devils advocate in of fering cigarettes to patients who by doctors orders should not be allowed to smoke Look for Mr Morriss letter read remember the next time youre In the facilities to pay heed The Amerjcan Way We prefer to keep our stories and editorials strictly on a local Georgetown Halton Hills basis This one however doesnt deal with our town our community or our people Fortunately The reason we present it however Is that it could eventually have a very horrible effect upon us here and for that reason feel mat we should take action now So that it doesnt Within a matter of four grizzly days last week Canadians who have boasted privately and openly that It couldnt here were shocked Into the bitter reality that yes it could happen here and is in fact happening Violence harsh brutal and senseless violenceis cutting an ugly wound in our supposedly quaint rural quiet Canadian way of life First the gangland slaying of people in Montreal Then the sen but nevertheless tense kid napping incident of a young boy right here in the heart of rural Southern Ontario The final touch came Thursday with the release of a report which Indicated violent crimes In Toronto The City of the Good have taken a tremendous jump in one year it should be very disturbing if not frightening for all Canadians right down to us the urbanites here in Halton Hills Local police are very Metro Halton From the flies of the Herald IS YEARS AGO United Auto Workers Local has rejected the latest wage offer as proposed by Standard products of Georgetown The 132 members of the union want the company to begin a one year contract term rather than be present threeyear contract that has been In force The Georgetown and District High School Board of Trustees have turned down a chance to receive payment plus a mileage allowance for their services on the advisory vocational commission The members voted down the per man per meeting and 10c per mile stipend Why not Metro Halton Warden Herb Merry suggested that consideration of the recent take over of Bronte and Trafalgar by that a similar amalgamation could take place in Halton Of small municipalities Representing Georgetown in planning will be C Benham and C Kentner YEARS AGO Members of Knox Presbyterian Church are discussing building an addition to the church that would provide a church hall complete with a stage for the congregation Mayor Jack Armstrong noted that with growing population due to the development the farm would be the lite aware of the growing problem of illegal arms and violent crimes The men who deal with this as part of their jobs in larger cities are scared about what it all signifies and they dont mind admitting it Canadas obsession of enjoying the American Way of life may mean that it will also have to suffer the American Way of theft rape and murder However the professionals who are nervously watching that upward climb of violent crime have some positive suggestions which they feel will have some influence on con taining its growth to a more manageable level Suggestions such as tougher gun controllaws and much harder parole regulations Police in the larger cities across Canada are upset about the number of times they apprehend criminals now only to find they are out on parole How many times must a crook be caught Strict unbending five year sentences for violent crimes par ocularly armed robbery and assault should become the rule rather than the exception The police are asking the other half of societys crime prevention system the legal system to toughen up Considering the alternatives their request should be considered Got our My dear Lord about that 69 cents Personal and confidential note Attention Lord Thomson My Dear Lord By now received the Heralds budget for As you can quite easily see the Herald will once again make up a large percentage of your chains profits for the coming year If you happen to have any trouble figuring out what all those advertising line figures mean let me know Ill be glad to explain It Anyways the reason Im passing along this note Is that I though I should explain one of the costs weve included In the estimates for 1975 That cents listed under baby powder Dont worry We shopped around Thats the best price If youll remember one of our major expenditures last year was putting in the buildings elevator Well weve been having some problems with it Actually Lord I think the thing was improperly designed However Peter Brouwer our publisher who drew up the specifications etc is so proud of his baby that we hate to complain Peter keeps Insisting that If wekeep pouring powder down the elevator shaft all will work well by BILL JOHNSTON Well were half way through this tin of baby powder and Its still giving us problems Talk about a shock on a dull and cold Monday morning sitting with a cup of coffee unsteady in one hand AUofa sudden this terrible wail rises from a point about six inches behind my head Im certain the Johnstons ancestral ghost has decided to pay a visit All it is however is our obstinate elevator Mind you I see a business proposition here Since I started providing the second floor muscle for this thing three months ago increased my arm muscles by about half an Inch When youre a six foot one Inch collection of sheer muscle and might any addition helps the cause Im working on a deal to market this whole elevator idea If you happen to have a couple of bucks floating around you might be in terested in getting on the ground floor of the elevator business Getting back to this cent ex penditure for baby powder About the only thing that it has done Is give a definite scent to the Herald staff The thing comes up the entire news room becomes clouded in The thing goes down the back shop is lost from sight behind a big pink cloud of baby powder Nothing like having a nose for news Well must get along with the job If you have any questions feel free to give me a call Why dont you drop In for a coffee sometime Ill pay Oh yes and Celia Saxon our lowly reporters wanted to be mentioned In this letter Val thanks you for the flowers Better watcn out though her husband gets jealous The next time were having a party why dont you drop by Youll have to bring your own of course Orvtlle Scuggs our sometime Sun derland correspondent was at the last one Your friend BUI Johnston The record breaking town of the world Cabin fever even strikes Oklahoma A word to me wise remained mere inrougn m 10year idea Sgg Warning of fire hazards in town hospital for Georgetown s second high school The skaters never have their skates mayor and council have been considering a and To u Editor of the Herald necessitate the use of com or bedding Is your visit construction ever the few for Georgetown s second high school The mayor and council have been considering a master plan for the area and paying par A former Georgetown lady Mrs Charles Barlow The former Mrs Lily now Uvea In Brampton Some new Canadians have been at tending night school courses In basic English and Citizenship The classes are under the direction of the North District High School Many of the students are from Holland and Germany with some from Switzerland Yugoslavia Denmark and Austria YEARS AGO Turkeys for Sale Beers Broad Breasted Bronze Birds x to t pounds People who value fourwheeled during days of gas and tire rationing would do well to keep them securely locked away In a garage when not In use Seven tires from three cars were stolen from cars parked the Camp at Nerval Another Incident occurred late Saturday night when the carol was drained The thief had been attempting to remove the wheels from the car when he was scared away by activity In the house By Gerry It s just about that time of year when acute cases of cabin fever start appearing all across Hills Cabin fever you ask Well your local family physician has a rather fancy medical name for it but cabin fever roughly translated from psychosomatic neuroses bolls down to an acute case of winter boredom Cabin fever even strikes those hearty winter type folks The skiers never have enough snow the only snow when its five below skaters never have their skates sharpandreadyforlhelce and of course those poor souls of the Polar Club who insist on disproving the existence of winter by an outdoor swim suffer from another type of aside from cabin ever My solution to all of the above la to go break a record Now before you rush on over to the stereo to permanently blue should clarify that the type of to Is a world record everyone has a secret desire to be a champion at something The Guinness Book of Records holds the key to fame and possibly fortune Think of It You could be the first person In Hills to swallow the most live gold fish the record Is set in 1970 by a fellow at St Mary s University In Texas Yes Virginia there are people who would swallow live fish It saves on defintely not the record to creak for the more Oiks of Halfau Perhaps tne answer for them is the world showering record All you have to do la to remain in the shower longer than David Hoffman who spent hours getting cleaner wan For all the housewives that are really down with a bad case of cabin fever perhaps the answer la the worlds record for throwing a rolling pin the record is HO feet four Inches set by a sweet little thing from Oklahoma A word to the wise make sure that hubby isn between you and your target For our heartier male readers perhaps you would like to hold the worlds spitting championship The record Is 31 feet six Inches and It suggested that you wear boots The list is endless the record Is waiting to be broken for the longest face stopper coin balances club swinger hiker card house builder pancake tosser even the world longest talker Grab hold of your hats fellas the record Is held by a man 13S hours days 18 hours set In 1W7 by Victor Vlllimes of Im that all ten it A new world record was set In December when Rick Weeks spent days about nine months up a flag pole He remained there through tornado one daughter wedding and one daughters suicide He might have made It as the flag pole champ of the world but he s a real loser for father of the year So off you go Get yourself a copy of the Guineas Book of Records and pick your poison I callatB7730M to let me know how you are doing By the way the record for being six feet and IK lbs of sheer muscle and masculine beauty not to mention sore thumb champion of the world goes to our own Bill Johnston Editor of he Herald I m sorry fella you 11 Just have to pick another category Hula To the Editor of the Herald I am appealing to the news media to assist In seeking the support of this community In being of the fire safety factors In a hospital The Incident prompting me to write this letter occurred Thursday January 16 the day after publication of the account of the Inquest Into a most fortunate firerelated death In the hospital The Incident on January 16 was simple enough and In volved a visitor to a patient dumping ash try into a waste receptacle In the patient room Fortunately the fire was discovered promptly and extinguished The results otherwise could have been disastrous Danger is minimized by sophisticated fire alarm systems including smoke detection devices fire ex and located throughout the buildings trained staff to deal with fires until the arrival of the fire department and an excellent local fire department The environment of hospital necessitates the use of com or bedding Is your visit construction over the past tew In many of the available however its general If you must smoke smoke months and will continue for a tlvities and treatment modes use Is not recommended only in designated areas The few month longer therefore It primarily because of the only designated areas are lsanextremelycriUcaltlmefor oxygen which Is In roughness associated with it waiting rooms trays u concerned and an extra and widespread use that can cause severe skin are evident amount of caution la required fortunately oxygen Is also a problems The only use of this Don be a good guy and because of the dislocation of necessary Ingredient for type of bedding would be in a help a patient to nave a smoke The hospital and the combustion and themoreoflt highly oxygenated area such as There may be good reasons would bo extremely the better the fire a Hyperbaric Chamber why or she should not the public would pay Decompression Chamber In for outpatient attention to smoking In Patients bedding while where treatment periods are services or emergency service the future subject to al possible safety relatively short check with the appropriate MDcril precautions at point of Somogeneralmlesthepubllc hospital staff first regarding Administrator manufacture and use Is a can observe when visiting smoking combustible product In the I to 1 are follows Our facilities are being Memorial Hospital right circumstances Fireproof I Avoid 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