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The Free ess Wednesday May VON receives new car Girls in blue and white serve North Halton area the patient can afford The majority pay a portion of the standard fee very few pay full fee and some pay no fee all she continued What patients for service It confidential and each situation is assessed before a standard is set Some doc t pay Patients who receive the VON service free arc usually pensioners or welfare recipients she explained All monies coming directly to the VON office are put into one small pot and nurses wages and operation of the VON cars is taken directly from the lumped sum All nurses serving with the VON are graduates of recognized nursing schools and several have had university preparation before joining the staff year the Oakville branch received a grant from the County of but as yet have By Janet Navy blue and white may not be your favorite colors but for the young and old residents of North Halton these two most popular hues are symbolic of friendship trust understanding and help And It s the girls thai make the clothes as the Victorian Order of Nurses work for the country and the Individual and administer bedside nursing care in over homes in the North Halton area Two full time nurses and six relief part time nurses work from the Oakville Branch of the VON and one of these nurses serves full time in the northern area of the county Mrs Gall Bcddomc head of the Oakville VON Miss Barbara Kirkby and Mrs Eva Wands devote their time and in many cases their energy to working with young and old alike and helping with Injections dressings rehabilitation bathing and several other medical services provided by the association Acton on reference We will care or Anybody said Mrs Gall for the group Whether they re rich or poor it is of little concern to but care is only given If a patient has been recommended by a doctor to us she noted Anyone can refer a patient to us but we must have orders from the family doctor before we visit a home The VON association depends largely on funds from the Oak ville extension a grant from VON Ontario and a county grant from to operate Last year the branch also received a grant from the town of Acton as extra monies were needed and support also comes directly from the United Appeal Canadian Cancer Society Blue Cross insurance companies and the Nurses Services Act A SET OF KEYS AND A FLASHY NEW CAR It may seem like quite a are presented to two members of the Oakville considerable amount one lump branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses by Lions club members lions donated the ear to the VON who serve the North Halton with a deficit last year area Left to right presenting the car are past Club donate car The case load increase in the number of patients needing treatment and care resulted in the hiring of another full time nurse who needed a car to serve her area From VON funds the group purchased two cars for the two nurses but Mrs Beddome who works part time also was in need of an automobile Following countless talks to service groups and clubs in the area Milton Lions Club generously donated a brand new 1971 Hornet to the VON itnking royal blue and fully equipped with extras the new car has already been put to use Granted when are only in serving the North Halton area Same you can take chances on Miss Barb who largely ovcrtricks that you might not serves the area surrounding to take if are In a slam Milton travels more than contract However if you are in a miles a day in the new auto Ham to make visiting and helping patients tilks d others can make I average approximately twelve then so can you Here is a hand from the Acton received no word from county council as to whether the grant will be continued this year We re counting on another grant from the county noted Mrs We have a legitimate use for the money before It is even received Through or snow Looking hack on this year bad winter Miss Kirkby Imighed as she recalled several amusing of heavy snow and slippery highways We certainly 1 our share of getting stuck she noted Several times the had to be letl on the road and we had to walk down unplowed laneway to reach the house But I suppose knee high snow is nothing compared to VON up north had to contend with riding on snowmobiles to reach patients she added If we could get the space and a full time nurse from area we would certainly consider hiving an office In Int northern sector of the Mrs noted The case load Increase In that are i warrants a niu office Speaks to groups In htr span time Mrs Bed dome visits clubs service groups and speaks to Interested persons on the work of the VON Lust week she directed her conversation to the llotary Club the previous week an Acton service roup and next week who knows VON nurses work a seven and a half hour day but cover calls hours of day days ayear the Victorian Order of Nurses was first i In the association hat been working with you and for you for your health success progress and prosperity STUDENT ASSISTANTS from the high school who worked with teachers in the Robert Little school wen guests of honor at luncheon recentlv in the school Four boys were in the group In the front row are organizer Keith Black O Gilmore superintendent of instruction for county h principal Dave Katz principal G McKenzie second row left to right Debbie Lorenc Rennlck Norma Qucc Jane Watson Bob Pete Morrison Garth Taylor Don Cunningham Bonnie McKenzie Janet van Dim Nancy Frost Anne back row Mary Ann Freuier Paula Prucyk Helen Dolores Jordan Mary Frnn Marcoux Cathy Mnry Cathy Hinton and Susan Kldd Staff Photo president George Clements Lions president Murray Hood VON Oakville head nurse Mrs Gail and Miss Barbara Kirkby The car is a fully equipped Hornet Staff Photo Lets Play Bridge PULL OVER weeks word of advice from your local OPP safety officer concerns procedure to be followed when you see an emergency vehicle If you hear a lire ambulance or public utility emergency siren or if one of AULA highways were very busy and Monday NEW white lines were painted on town streets last week HOI IDAYrRS complained but farmers welcomed downpour THr excellent film Helicopter Canada was shown at the public schools last week PH General Hospital is planning to hove a 12 bed coronary care unit by the end of BURLINGTON teen performed at Ontario Place on opening weekend the Free Press know I am always curious when a rhe bidding could proceed pair goes down at a slam contract quite differently South is strong A striking royal blue and fully other pairs who did not enough to jump shift after North so Also North might well bid no trump after South shows a spade suit The slam is a slam depending only on one of two finesses for success Count on tricks Declarer can count on nine top tricks and two more tricks can be eight calls 1 day said Miss Here is a hand from the Acton North deahwub NorthSouth covered J East will win East hearts a VON bursary and agreed upon application to work anywhere in Canada where her services were needed for one year And it seems I am needed right here in she continued I look forward to my visits with patients and enjoy the personal contact between patient and nurse Sent South America Miss has been accepted by CUSO and will be leaving the branch of the VON August for a two year nursing term South America Almost per cent of all of our patients are over 60 years of age noted Mrs Beddome frees are paid according to what North dealt with NorthSouth vulnerable will win East cannot afford to duck with only two clubs East might as well return a club as no other lead is attractive Inevitable finesse Since the spade finesse Is inevitable it might as well be tried now so declarer leads a these vehicles approaches you J with the red light on the roof happy to publish pictures No the law requires that vehicle to a stop as near to the right hand curb as raERC six convocation ceremonies at the tin versity of this spring to commodate the large number of graduates spade from dummy and play the jack When this holds declarer is the the O home free for surely West could mli be patrolling highway in take the setting trick Declarer Wellington county by air enters dummy again with a checking for speeders Over half diamond and takes a second accidents on the highway ore finesse in spades and claims the blamed on excessive speed balance DONATIONS are still sought for the Flowers of Hope campaign If you were missed send them to the Bank of Montreal If you like to practice squeeze plays declarer can make six no trump even without the heart the opponents do You might like to try it and sec how it works Last week winners Last weeks winners at the Acton Bridge Club were first Betty Ashley and Joyce Akitt second Bart Fisher and Bill Coats third Bev Pattullo and Gloria Coats i Ayr NT ALL PASS SPECIAL SPECIALl JUST ARRIVED LARGE SHIPMENT HYDRANGEAS 99 JULY others to Hintons5 Store THE annual international games for the deaf will be held at the Ontario School for the Deaf June Athletes 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