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SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday December 1 1 Sirens readiness attests to continuing global fears Ttcenty years old last month our three air raid sirens may be heard again if public concern over military attacks prevails By AN1 and PAUL DORSEY Herald Staff Writers Twenty years ago last month federal government authorities Installed two high tower air raid sirens in Georgetown and one in Acton Although soundless for the past decade they remain operative in the event of civil emergency Still few local residents and even municipal authorities are aware of the emergency measures program behind them the local Red Cross chapter which annually conducts mock disaster drills to prepare emergency services and the public for catastrophe knew only that the are a federal responsibility when contacted by The Herald a spokesman In Mayor Pete office was aware of the sirens role but could little other officials at both schools In Georgetown where the smalt siren footings ore adjacent to playgrounds said they know nothing about the warning systems new Wriggles worth School Tom Gibson has yet to acquaint himself with thi sirens location George Kennedy School Gary has been In town a year and a half but was unaware of the sirens presence near his school Kennedy principal Jack Reed Is a 25year resident but was unaware whether the s still work The sirens at Kennedy and Wriggleaworth schools and outside the Heller plant on Acton Eastern Avenue do indeed st work according to those In charge Major Ronald Lang stationed at CFB Borden near A lis ton as Ontario arc tested annually but silently Their sense of national security shattered by the shipping of Soviet nuclear missiles to Cuban launching pads in i960 North Americans years ago readily accepted the federal defence ministry plan to erect air raid sirens communities across Canada The ministry continues to ma the sirens Major Lang 5a Id with help from Ontario Hydro and Bell Canada Prior to a testing we notify local agencies that testing will take place and we not radio and television staff as well Major Lang said The broadcast media are informed because they are an Integral part of the warning system should the siren sound people are advised to turn on their radios or TVs and listen for instructions SonaSkll assistant regional director of the department of emergency planning Cana da said If the siren blows It would be warning of a nuclear attack people should turn on their radio or TV for further instructions It t warn people to take shelter or anything I ke that Ms Skll said She said the s were installed the Cold War period when there was a lot of world tension over the 1 ty of another war It was also the time of the Bay of P crisis when the Russians were mov Into Cuba making the extremely tense about the situation so close to the At the lime the govern ment In power found there was enough public concern that they look measures a be able to warn Conodans of the possible outbreak of hostility Ms Skll said I ve heard Illy of using the sirens as at lent on getters during peace time when help Is needed for war situations Ms Skll said They may use as an alerting system Tor people In an area that flood Ing or expecting an earth quake or other Imminent disaster Be able to warn people before nuclear tragedy strikes would be a good use for the sirens she added However in big ties there may be problems hear the s rens Ms Skll noted that people high rise build would f It cult to hear them Who has the ultimate power to press the button to set the rens scream Ms sa the provincial warning officer would be the Sfe one to press the button but he would be doing II on instruct Ion from the prime minister on the advice of the military and NATO Besides the fact that you may not hear the siren blow because you re Inside a high rise you may not hear the siren because you ro out of reach of its sound waves They may not bo loud enough to reach you In the country Major Lang said the in Hal Ion Hills can reach one and a half miles That leaves the people In the countryside out of touch In the event of an emergency The theory seems to be that In the event of a nuclear war there would be a period of Increased tension In the world leading Into it which would governments enough time to make the public aware and prepared for it Ms Skit said In November 1S6I The Herald began an eleven part on haw private citizens could prepare for nuclear war Many hundreds or thou sands of Canadians who would otherwise perish could survive a nuclear war If preparations were made Bruce McGregor then emergency measures organ at on coordinator pointed out at that time The Herald reported that planning boards were being set up by the emergency mcasur organization In and training courses opened to the public The question asked by many real dents Is a bomb Is dropped on Hamilton will we be affected by radio active fallout and If so to what extent The Herald asked at the lime It answers that wind direct Ion Is a chief factor in danger from fallout If the wind is blow south or west won be too badly affected However If the wind was blowing north real dents would come under a heavy rain of fallout The Herald explained the three types of warning signals the sirens would emit The Alert signal Is a steady note for three minutes or more meaning an attack Is possible or radioactive fallout rem on attack elsewhere Is expected Hearing the Alert signal rest dents are supposed to turn on their radio and proceed with household preparations The Take Cover signal Is recognizable by a rising and falling nolo of the sirens for three minutes or more mean there is danger of on immediate attack In the area Residents are advised to take cover immediately and turn on the radio to keep posted The All Clear signal Is given only on the radio by sirens and is to bo give only when the area was free from radioactive fallout or attack for more than an hour Householders arc advised to have battery powered radios to deal with such disaster the electrical power may have been cut off Reagan deserves our thanks councillor says Ward Armstrong failed Monday to have town council act on two resolutions from other municipal ti regarding different types of nuclear power Although council decided to receive and file the recommendations Armstrong said he supported a resolution from the township of Greenock in Bruce County applauding the provincial government for using nuclear energy to make the province more energy self sufficient However he called a resolution from the city of endorsing balanced nuclear disarmament between the USSR and the S ridiculous Instead he suggested council should clrcul ale a resolution thanking American president Ronald Reagan for beefing up defence systems which had lagged behind their Sovle counterparts during the Carter administration Breast cancer study A national breast screening study is being held at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto to determine if screening by mammography can reduce death from breast cancer in women and over If you are a woman between and years of age if you have not had a mammogram In the past year if you have not had breast cancer If you re not pregnant then you can help by participating In this screening Call 1134 and the Kills Unit of the Cancer Society will arrange your appointment CHURCH 1 This Weekend 1 attend the 1 Church of your DIRECTORY Choice ST GEORGES HOLY CROSS ANGLICAN CHURCH ROMAN CATHOLIC 877 CHURCH BOO a PASTOR ribciDivvCoft P aye book Muni Unwind GEORGETOWN Sun flam ALUANCE CHURCH 1 Main S Piter B MAPLE AVENUE 9 Sunday Schoo BAPTIST CHURCH pm EvtnnflSe 00 p Wednesday aye Edwin ng IMMANUEL EVENTS LUTHERAN CHURCH SUNDAY Earn Sun Dee Carol of Chr almas ROAD GaodMu AT CAROLE STREET 11 Sun am REV OH J WEEKLY aye Eve Sunday Boys AG and Message UHCHSERVCE CALL the LuUicrcn Hour Ms no Welcome The Order of St John has a history of helping the sick and Located on the corner of the Howard worth wounded that dates back near I School playground the air raid siren Installed In ly nine centuries November IH1 is maintained by the department of national St John Ambulance is a defence with so nun I checks Another one put up at the same time profit public service at George Kennedy Public School on Weber Drive also organization that operates functional Each can be heard up to one and a mile away throughout Canada Herald photo Deadline for first juried photo exhibit Jan 9 Area have photographs In Hills rst tlon to be held at Gallery House Sol Georgetown House Sol proprietor John Camera owner Peter Moss and local arts patron Bruce Harding will the work on splay at the Charles Street gallery next through March Any Hills resident tan pate by br no more than four and no finer than two photographs to Camera Exchange on James Street in a scaled envelope marked Photo Art Entry deadline Is Jan Entries must be no smaller than ve by seven inches and no larger than 1G by They should not be framed but mounted on board with a margin The plotos must be signed In pencil by the photographer on the white board at the lower right corner Polaroid will not be accepted All photographs must be for sale with a retail price written on the back along with the photographer name address and phone number and any pertinent information about the photo Itself The dealer on will amount to one- third of the retail selling price All photos rejected for the House Sol exhibition can be reclaimed at the Camera Exchange from Jan IS to Get a receipt at the shop If you like the organizers to hold responsibility for lost or damaged Make this a holiday season theyll always remember Reprinted from The Herald Nov 1961 section of the editorial page features a cartoon with the monsters of Kennedy and Kruichev Below the cart part of the papers series in farm alive articles about the nuclear Twenty years later the mood of the super powers may be unchanged St John health care course If you have a family member at home who Is chronically lit the St John Ambulance home health care course can teach you how to make your patient comfortable and how to conserve your own energy For information contact the St John Ambulance branch listed In your local telephone book or the provincial office at Street East Toronto MV THE HAIRSHOPPE 31 A MAIN ST SGEORGETOWN Next To Canada Trust CHRISTMAS SPECIAL I ifVo off All Perms Other InShoppe Specials 8775845 Seniors Special Prices Tuesdays and Wednesdays APPOINTMENT NOT ALWAYS KINSMEN Christmas Trees Scotch Pine and Sprue and Solium Fir 1000 from I limited supply Corner Sinclair and St Weekdays pm Weekend am pm LOTSCOMPLIMBriTIOPAKP COMPLIMHHTIOP TRAILERS Kinsmen Club of Georgetown BUY NOW AND SAVE INSTANT REBATES END DEC 17 GS Shopping Mourn Man Fri Saturday m A m TELEVISION SALES SERVICE 8779541