Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 19, 1976, p. 14

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The Acton Free Press Wed May Manor corrects Seek appointment 29 craft booths at Oxfam fair medicine story Halton commissioner Members of the executive EMILY HODGSON Acton looks over some beads at the booth where she was selling Oxfam wares Saturday The Oxfam Trade Fair was labelled a complete success by organizers Well over people at tended Ihe Oxfam trade fair in the arena Saturday The event was considerably belter attended this year and organizers feel certain they 11 arrange for another trade fair next vear In a profit sharing arr angement with crafts people Ihe Oxfam sponsors made overall profit Of WOO was immediately do nated lo the Guatemala earthquake relief fund and paid lo the trad fund to pay for trade goods There were booths this year a delightful range of for sale Shoppers came from far ah Hamilton Brampton Milton and Toronto lo attend the and sale Still here The boolh txolit from all corners of tht globe not sold art still available Ihe of president Daphne Kins Arthur St Betty and Comfort wen convenors of the fair in particular by members Daphne King Sieve with Dorothy Allen with refreshment band doughnuLs and drinks were sold Treasurer Ian Mrs Helen and high school also worked it the lable assisted at the door The Gun and Ancient Arms rented their tables to the group and then donated the rental fee The works department put up the picnic tables in the park a week early so would be available those eoming to the shov Cone Merkeslein had of tht Oxfum warts in ihe window of the and restaur then helped set them up in the arem DISPLAYING HER handweaving at the Oxfam Trade Fair Saturday at the arena is Margaret Smit 1 Acton She had many of her handmade articles at the fair to sell to interested buyers This newspaper erred last week when in a feature ar tide on poisonings In it reported the Poison Control Centre receives frequent calls from Centennial Manor in Milton about older people taking wrong medicine or an over dose of medicine Miss Ruth Director of centre located at Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital in Burlington said some elderly people do mis take their bedside hand lotion for milk or accidentally lake the wrong medicine or an overdose of medicine or pills But she did not say this happens frequently Manor the regions home for he aged Milton Musi of them are elderly people who live in heir own homes In five years we have only had one or two calls from Decoration Day set Dispensed by nurses Stanley Allen of Halton Manor points out Manor residents do not keep their own drugs or medicines On entry to the Manor they are turned over lo the nurses All drugs are dispensed by rcgisterednurses asdlrecled by the doctor he said All drugs and medicines are kept under lock and key and only Ihc nurse In charge has cess to them he said Narcotics are kept under triple locks he said and the Inspects the narcotic medicines frequently Mr Allen added The superintendent said to his knowledge the Monor has only had to call Ihe Poison Control Centre once in all the years it had existed A man appeared to have put some leaning fluid in his mouth and the Centre was called lor an antidote The man never sick and Ihe Manor isn if he actually swallowed cleaning fluid or not Mr Allen said Members of the executive of Chamber of Com merce have agreed they would like to have an in dustrial commissioner ap pointed for county their meeting Monday near future they decided lo recommend to the Halton Region Chamber of Com merce I hat they present to regional council their desire to have an industrial com missioner appointed in the S ONLY SPECIALTY LIGHTING STORE CHATELAINE LIGHTING York Road Guelph Multi Bright Ideas for all your Lighting Needs EXTCNSIVE SELECTION OF HOUSE FIXTURES lamp Door Van null E led re Hoi Baseboard Portable Central Clearing W Dev F Mure Paris Hood tic why settle for less MODULAR WROUGHT IRON FENCING NEW FENCE BEAUTIFUL The ultimate in fencing to enclose a pool patio entrance to property Adding charm safety and elegance to your 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