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GEORGETOWN HERALD THURSDAY MAR P Was Military Headquarters Georgetown Snowmobile Club treasurer Ernie Jr right presents a cheque or 2W to Georgetown and SNOWMOBILERS GIVE TO HOSPITAL District Hospital board chairman Terry Balnea as a donation to the hospital building fund The amount represents proceeds from the dub project held in with he recent Snowmobile in fairgrounds Looking Mayor Bill Smith At B P Party Predicts Many Changes Status of Women in 70s Members of the Business and Professional Women s Club celebrated International Night by entertaining at a wine and cheese party in Holy Cross auditorium on Tuesday February Each table was decorated with a small floral arrangement with two flags from the various nations Mrs Margaret Parker welcomed the guests find gave a short resume of the number of the clubs in the International and how some who had been forbidden to belong during the war were now rejoining Miss Nora president Introduced the guest speaker Mrs Kay from the Women Division of the Department of Labour The following are excerpts from Mrs talk In 1970 the Report of the Commission on the Status of Women was published The fact that the first edition sold out immediately indicated the in terest which the report generated Indeed the will probably see many significant changes concerning the status of women The commission contained 167 recommendations for specific changes which may go long way towards changing attitudes both towards women and on the part of women themselves Action on the federal level National housing and Mortgage Act amended so that approved lenders cannot discriminate on the basis of sex or marital status In mortage applications Canadian Labour Standards Code amended to Include equal pay and maternity leave new child care allowance The of Freda Paltlel to Privy Council to study recom and report to IfHOlNTMENTS Action at Provincial level Last Provincial election saw Increased activity of women politically both as candidates and in responsible campaign organizing positions Many more appointments of women to im decision making and policy influencing positions eg Judge in Family Court Human Rights Commission Supreme Court of Ontario and county court judge The most blatant form of sex discrimination is when women Credit Winter Works Fewer Halton People On Welfare This Year and provincial winter works programs reduced the number of employable people on welfare in County said welfare director James Gray last Wednesday Gray report to the community services committee showed people who could hold jobs on welfare in January compared to one year earlier Welfare payments in all areas are down to two thirds of the January total for 1971 The total In January this year was Last year the January figure was The major decrease came in general assistance straight welfare which showed a drop from to S3 Payments for day nurseries dropped from to Mrs Gustav Funeral in Waterloo Mrs Gustav E 12 Maple Avenue West died In Georgetown hospital Friday Mrs who had made her home here for some years with her son In law and daughter Mr and Mrs Edward Malison was predeceased by her husband She was the former Ella Westfall daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Joseph I of Waterloo She leaves seven children I Frederick of Orllllo Edward of I Kitchener Robert and Roy of Waterloo Jack of Puerto Rico Mra Harry Helen Schwartze of Kitchener and Mrs Edward Gladys Malison of Georgetown 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren and brothers and sisters Charles and Herbert of Waterloo Oscar Mrs Ralph Schaus and Mrs Harry Boyd Kitchener Funeral service look place on Monday In St John s Lutheran Church Waterloo with In lermcnt In Waterloo Mount Hope Cemetery are less than their workers who ire performing the some or duties m Dusting strength transferred to the mint Standards It has proved to be very But impact of equal pay law limited because of the Division of by sex which I were allowed do the same Job men so tint tin il legislation toil Id operation realized it pay needed to up by equal opportunity legislation Women s Employment Opportunity Main provisions specific on sex or m irital status recruitment hiring training promotion ind dismissal Bans separate job labels seniority lists based on sex ttbl quil mployment Opportunity also intermediaries employment agencies The omen s has also established educational programme supplement the Vocational inform- program for school girls Careers Centre for mature women who are rctur to work Hi Research looking to future for new areas for reform e g sex differences in fringe benefit plans We seen significant progress in the status of women and we expect to see more developments reforms in the future Changes which you both as In and is members the HIP can help to forward changes which will benefit you as numbers of the labour force and OS women Mrs li question period following her talk She was thanked by Mrs Sharon presented with Lift Was Mother Of Georgetown Woman Funeral service took place Wednesday for Mrs Marie G i Swetman who died In Toronto Monday Her daughter Mrs Gordon lives In George town at Rexway Drive Bom In the eastern townships of Quebec she lived In Kopuskaslng before moving to Toronto some years ago predeceased by her husband Herbert she leaves sons William and Gordon Toronto and her daughter here Funeral service took place at the William Speerfl Chapel Dundas Street West with Interment in Park Lawn Cemetery STAY Or Before venturing onto a frozen waterway make sure the ice will hold you If It is less than two Inches thick stay off The VW Squareback Put your luggage in the front trunk and your worries behind you CHOICE OF FROM RADIO X34S95 RADIO RA0O72755X BRAMGATE BRAMPTON NO BETWEEN Dixie ROAD 8 NO 10MVVY i7t 1tllSOWI Mr and Mrs William Mc Market Street have returned from a two week holiday in Barbados and St in the West Indies Approve Ortona Purchase Will Be Retarded Centre Jim Snow M P P for East and Minister of Public Works announced this week that approval has been given by Management Board of Cabinet for the purchase of the Ortonn Military Headquarters from the Federal Crown Assets Disposal Corporation Preliminary negotiations have been carried on between the Property Branch of the Department of Public Works and the Crown Assets Disposal Corporation These negotiations are now in the process of being In all red and it is expected actual transfer of the proper will take place within the next three months The Site which is approximately 16 acres in urea Including the existing buildings is be used by the Ontario Department of Health as a regional residential lav care centre and hospital school for the mentally retarded The centre will be under the direction or the Mental Retardation Services Branch of the Ontario Depart of Health and will be planned to serve the needs of the retarded In the Halton and Peel In additioi making use of the main existing buildings additional construct Ion work will be carried out so that the completed project will have accommodation for bet ween and residents IIISMOIIOMt Mr Snow staled that the establishment of this centre will allow far the mentally cupped residents of Pi el Counties to be cored for within a reasonably close distance of their homes At the present time the closest facility is in Ontario This will also allow reduction in the number of residents at the Hospital which is seriously over crowded charge of the funeral service on Monday for Miss Prairie Maguirc who died on Thursday Miss Maguire was an active and valued member of St John Anglican Church and Guild Tor a good number of years illness had prevented her from attending for some tine She will be greatly missed by her many friends Mrs Grant Stewarttown Those of us who witnessed the fire at the Master heeds mill early Tuesday morning last wcik manner in which firemen their task to confine lie blaze to the mill proper workid hard inly deservt a jrejt deal of credit GESTETNER Canada Ltd Next Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday March 14 15 16 MR AD BAAS OF GESTETNER CANADA LTD will be full line of Geitctnor equipment In Georgetown INCLUDEDWILLBE Duplicators Stencil Duplicator Electrostatic Copiers Electrostatic Plate makers Collators Folders Paper Cutters Paper Trimmers Electronic Scanners Thermal Imagers DEMONSTRATIONS WILL BE BY APPOINTMENT PLEASE CALL GET RID OF IT TRADE IT FOR A 12 Channel Installation FREE CABLE TV SPECIAL OFFER 9 am MARCH 10th until 5 pm MARCH 24 1972 IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE DUE TO ICE STORMS STRONG WINDS STRUCTURAL DETERIORATION OR OTHER CAUSES WE MAKE THIS SPECIAL OFFER SO THAT YOU CAN CLEAN UP YOUR HOME FOR SPRING ON THE STREETS PRESENTLY SERVICED BY GEORGETOWN CABLE TV LTD THE OFFER IS GOOD ONLY FOR FIRST LINE INSTALLATION OR RECONNECT SAVE UP TO OR MORE FREE Antenna Removal FREE Cable TV Installation Channels include the following CHANNEL Buffalo CHANNEL Buffalo CHANNEL S Georgetown CHANNEL CBL Toronto CHANNEL 7 Buffalo CHANNEL CICA Toronto 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