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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario 3Z6 Publisher and General Manager KOWNLY 877 J I OKI- MAN Advertising Manager Second Mi I Reg tiered Number Page HERALD Wednesday June 12 I9H5 Maternity policy Take another step allow rooming in The happiest place in a hospital is the maternity wing It a place where couples celebrate the fruit of their love No longer is the maternity wing a place husbands drop off their pregnant wives In step with the times Georgetown District Memorial Hospital recognizes this and welcomes husbands to take part in the delivery of a newborn We like to Bee the hospital extend a welcome to the rest of the family too We question the hospital policy which t allow siblings to see the newborn or their mom until checking out time As long as brothers and sisters are healthy we don ste why they re left out of this very special event Five area hospitals alt allow sibling visits and we encourage Georgetown Memorial to see how they handle it We d also like to see our local hospital considering hour rooming in Right now the hospital allows moms to have their babies with them til 9 30 p m Extending that would facilitate breastfeeding for babies who are hungry every two hours and perhaps lighten the load for the night nurses As for the hour nursery observation period for newborns following birth we find Georgetown Memorial unique among area hospitals Neighboring hospitals check the newborn and the mom s condition and if everything s okay allow the two to be together We think that makes sense Perhaps it s time the hospital administration and doctors considered taking another step with the times Wen you by Wilson budget Tornados shattered fragments Helpers embrace town heritage 1- The following story was written by Alan Coalman an occasional free lance writer for The Herald and Georgetown postal worker He lives In Tottenham which was In the path of the May tornado which left hundreds homeless I was born and raised in the carefully manicured suburbs of to But f have always felt an Instinctive lost from where they once stood Trees two and three stories tall had uprooted and split into kindling Eastward across he rolling hills of Tottenham unci towards Schombcrg houses were levelled lives were lost urge to live in a rural setting Now in the Tottenham area I have developed an unprecedented fidelity to this part of the country that is almost mystical in its nature I not a particularly religious man and yet so many limes I have marvelled at the multicoloured land scapes people carnage Mat trial relief whoshnreinmy fascination and said a food clothing tools Letters to the Editor J In the aftermath of what most reports have referred to as one of province worst natural disasters I have witnessed re- affirm a lion of long forgotten but indomitable pioneer spirit Scores of local volunteers have worked tirelessly to clean up i the form of has been silent prayer of thanks that dan iled In surplus amounts The ties like this still exist residents of Tottenham and surround May Friday evening the mg for the most pari mettle of a peaceful country villoge bigcity transplants with little or no was tested by an uncompromising ancestral roots in this part of the force of nature To the south on caught in the tornado s violence lay torn and Hut as have self I ess offered twisted on Ihc roadside Further north aid and comfort to victims of the the remains of a house and bam tornado have embraced a family littered neighboring fields hundreds of heritage upon which this lown was Hospital spokesman replies Each policy under consideration Dear Sir like to the letter From Mrs Susan Day Herald June Georgetown maternity ward policies Mrs Day is to be thinked for voicing her and bringing them to the attention of the readers and thence indirectly to he hospital itself it the hospital welcome and encourage such input from the recommendations and concerns are looked into and implemented where feasible However I feel that Mrs Days letter may have left the impression that the hospital has or wilt not consider these policies which she re commends On the contrary each Is under scrutiny by both the Obstetrical Department Committee and the hospital Medical Committee to which Ihe minutes of numerous in house meetings could attest As Is always the case there are a number of potential problems to be considered and where possible overcome before such policies could be safely imple mented Some arc in common with problems at all hospitals and others peculiar lo Georgetown Hospital Problems for example of financial starring and space requirements which may not be easily overcome r would add at this paint that we recently survey cd a number of surround hospitals and no means do most have all these policies In effect as Mrs Day suggests is not my intent here to elucidate the argu ments for and against Secondary Plan Rammed down our throats Dear Sir writing to express my deep concerns over merging Secondary Plan for Georgetown will lead to a massive expansion of the lown and the measly opportunities being offered residents lo examine comment on and Influence the Sccon darv Plan It seems that Council is determined to mega development down our throats regardless of our con corns or opinions Firstly lets look at the Secondary Plan itself This Plan will our Council to give developers ihe green light build housing for over 12 000 people in Georgetown South concern rated on tain view Rood and over people on the corner of Georgetown In addition a whole belt of industrial development would be bull along Sidcroad either side of Mountainview The Implications of the traff will result from all this arc not men What roads will all 111 esc cars and use How will our exist grocery and depart ment stores and their parking be affected What effect will it have the people who travel Georgetown and Mcadowvnle day What will noise traffic be like Mountainview as It grows inlo a highway To our Council these are all mailers lo be worked out later when It is too The Plan gives at best only vogue good intentions to the develop ment of an integrated parkconservation area with walking and cyclo ways using George ravine areas Why can t the develop ers provide this to the existing residents at an early siage and why our Council demand it The Plan focuses on Mountainview as he pri mary route in and out of town for the new development Why can ihe load be shared by and 10th Line Why have we just spent so much to develop Highway 7 if now we are going to build houses and Industry miles away from if These are just a of the questions raised by the Secondary Plan express train as it races towards adoption by our Council Let slake a look at the second issue which Is the way our Council is the Plan The Secondary Plan which will lead to that will change the whole nature or Georgetown has been available for public reading for about months Council has held a single public meeting and there has been a short period now for residents to submit written concerns Why can t we have a series of well advertised public meetings Why can t we get more time to read this difficult and complex Plan Options are basic rights Ed note This letter was filed with The Herald for publication It C Chief of Staff Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Princess Anne Drive Georgetown Ontario I am writing to you in response to Mrs Susan Day letter to the editor lodays Herald Wed June 5 In November I will be delivering my third child I can assure you that my stay would be much more enjoyable If following policies were in at town Hospital Sibling Visiting hour rooming in hour observation of newborns in effect only If medical complications exist I consider these not optional concessions but basic rights It Is lime for change It is time for our hospital to keep up with the more times not stagnate in outdated and policies It is jus such inflexib le hospital policies that arc causing more and more women consider alternatives to hospital delivery I know I am not alone when I say that ihc time Is long past for George town Hospital to meet needs of George town new mothers their babies and heir families Yours sincerely Patricia Georgetown the policies mentioned but to make brief comment on each The present sibling visit instituted after much discussion especially wilh regard to the lack of suitable other locations for such visits Rooming in hours of delivery involves Ihe mother In on of her baby at a lime when even a seemingly healthy baby may require medical attend on and ihe mother herself requires some rest no matter how easy was her labour It Is unfortunate thai Mrs Day construes this as the hospital taking the of babies against our will and I would remind her the hospital bears the legal responsibility for ensuring optimal care of both mother and baby up to Ihe time of their discharge We do not In the department have single rooms Implementation of Ihc policies In question would require com pi lance of not only the patient concerned but also other patient or patients in the room possible please all of the people all time but early discharge after hours may be the best option for some mothers and bibles provided this has been pre arranged This on has been available for a number of years Change lakes time and where policies arc concerned newer docs not always mean belter but we in the Depart arc ignorant of Ihe concerns and desires of the leather we are striving to evolve policies best to both this particular hospital which community ones has inherent limitations and to community which It serves I that Mrs Day feels that she is involved In a right for changt Let us not implement change as adversaries but in a spirit of mutual trust and respect so that our local hospital might best serve the needs of us all Yours sincerely Dr Valeric Kumar Head of Department of Obstetrics Georgetown Hospital Many helped make race a success Our Council maintains has no schedule for considering adopting the Plan no dale when it will come before Council For all we know Council could adopt the Plan at the next Monday meet tag And how arc wc to find out By phoning the Council offices every week to find out what on the agenda No published schedule means our Council can do It anytime they choose And what about of interest Of course any development of this size will create or interest ion for any councillor with an Interest In real estate or store business How many councillors will this leave la vote on this Issue I am ing that councillors with a conflict of interest situation will disqualify themselves Our Council should publish a plan of events leading up to considering he Plan Including a reasonable number of well advertised public meetings spread across a reasonable period of time with a procedure for noting and address the concerns of The date for final public Input and for a decision by Council should be known at least three months In advance If everyone phones their councillor and demands the above approach we may yet get some democracy Into this process Irwin Cres Georgetown Dear Sir The Depart men l wan Is lo extend a thank you to all Joggers spectators and helpers who assisted In making the Mayors Annual Road a success again this year Thank you also to the kind residenlB who offer water to the runners on route Special hanks should be extended Race Committee Bob and Courtney Warner McDonalds Track Club Regional Police HAM Radio Operators Recreation Department Summer Staff Works Department Gordon Arena Staff St John Ambulance Finish line operators Mayor Miller and the following sponsors who helped finance the costs of wards O Tooles North Sporls The Sign Shoppc Poppy Fine Dining Itoos Travel Agency J Clothing George town Independent George view Open Kit Rhonda Runners Work That Body Hills Herald and M Pro Certificates awarded lo all runners who completed the race If you did not pick up your certificate after the race it may be picked up the Georgetown Recreation Office Also those award recipients who were una bio to slay Tar the presentation your awards are also at the Recreation Depart ment Office Town of Hills Recreation and Parks Department founded Our strength lies In the strength of our people reads the official village motto and not since great fire of Tottenham have these words borne such truth or clarity In 1895 on a hoi dry June day fire erupted in the villoge foundry A strong south westerly wind drove Ihc flames through town too quickly for the local fireengine to effectively contain hem About SO buildings were destroyed but so much of the village was saved because of the efforts of a large contingent of citizen firefighters augmented by volunteers from Beeton and Alhston A published witness account described a great spirit of sorrow and sympathy and unity among the people I matter what sect or religion or anything else it was one solid body of people out help each other There were no social or moral laws to enforce The task was simply re assemble shattered fragments of lives property into the whole which was and doubtless remain strong and proud community of Meetings are occupational art for many of us Meetings are more more characteristic of modern life They are important for Informal ion and for decision making But there are more exciting things lo do A seminary professor once told me that Ihc lowest level in hell was one continuous committee meeting I sup pose he should know I conferences especially bor They bring in some expert to teach people something or other An expert has been defined as an ordinary guy who lives somewhere else Someone has remarked thai an ex spurt must be a drip My pen will not lie still during conferences Sometimes I doodle Once wrote following poem THt The speaker poly syllabized it seemed was hours And on on Beyond his normal powers A sense or duty made the folk Duoutly hear their fill And none pcrceled Ihc tragic Joke Of talk with nil Do meetings ever really accomp lish anything heard that a camel say a giraffe Is a horse built by committee When people get together is loo often their limitations their ineptitude and their Ignorance thai arc shared If anything Is done or people do and the rest simply follow them Why should that be If heads are better than one why ore not three or four or more better ycf But even iwo heads are not always belter than Why The answer is sin Sinfulness Is a pr all the time Put ttgclher and the problems are or tripled They arc shared cubed All loo often people pool But Is it the some in any gathering Yes It Is unreal lie 1 expect Christians to be Free of these i roblems They arc still sinners They are struggling with tin This makes things more complicated less 11 would be easier if they gave up the struggle with sin 11 would be easier but not belter Satan is a cagey old veteran of many spiritual battles He knows to concentrate his greatest efforts where God Is winning namely in lives of Christians Satan tries harder to foul church than elsewhere He already Christians In his The answer among Christians Is forgiveness and reconciliation That venue is always open and possible among Christians It Is possible among I hem because they have Jesus Word Jesus example and Jesus power see Ephesians It is only with Jesus Word about God s forgiveness far Christ sake lhat there is forgiveness It is only on Ihc basis of Jesus Word the Bible that Christians can get together with unanimily THIRTY James Hilton Ford of was killed by a car near Nerval Hill She was rushed lo Peel Memorial Hospital where she died the next morning Mayor Jack Armstrong urged address the issue of poor drainage on King Street Every lime It rains the cellars and yards on the street arc flooded Miss Dorothy Parkinson received the Ladies Curling Club Championship Trophy The presentation was mode at a barbecue at the home or Mrs Harold MccCure on Maple Street BUI finished ninth In his class at pharmacology school in his first year Bill will be working with pharmacist E V his father for the summer former Esquesing high school board member married Dons Carlisle Reverend performed the service FIFTH- N AGO Tho usands attended a local rodeo ing everything from saddle rid ladies barrel racing The popular event with children was the calf scramble About 100 children armed With ropes some were bare handed attempted lo bring unwilling calves to the finish line Six year old Deborah drowned at Fairy Lake Saturday afternoon The search for Deborah body ended shortly after midnight Rasmussen of Hcwsan Crescent rescued eight dogs from a fire Tanhurdt Kennels at 1 Four pups died in the blaze Mus teacher Mrs John Hut on held a recital for her music pupils at St Stephens Anglican Church Canon James E Maxwell was chairman for the evening Paul Mart indole President of Halton District of Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation support the legal of teachers to AGO Councillor Hyde was vehement in his opposition to the building of a five storey senior citizens complex on Street Roy Booth the other councillor in Ward Three agreed with the decision June Froser and Patricia Stevens of Georgetown and Susan May of were awarded Board of Gover nun Silver Medals for outstanding academic achievements at Sheridan College Eleanor had he best score on ladies day for holes he North Golf and Country Club Irene Fame 11 had best hole total Georgetown new Junior B hockey club is looking for a name A contest will be held with the winner getting the prize of a double season The Knox Presbyterian Churches of Georgetown and ted the 100th anniversary of the Presbyterian Church in Canada The Boston Presbyterian choir performed at the anniversary celebrations F1VI- AGO Brian Wayne and Linda Ruse are just three residents of Road concerned about garbage dumped In the Cemetery Mayor Pom assured residents the issue would be discussed by council soon September is the proposed opening dale for s Place The hostel is for abused wives and their children Two years ago the March of Dimes conducted heir first conference on patio follow was held to discuss relevenl issues and progress Representatives from he Roosevelt Warm Springs Foundation in Georgia and Ontario March or Dimes explained the role hat each organization has played in Identifying and working towards solutions the late effects of the polio virus The team at Warm Springs have as heir primary objective to be the rehab unil for post polios in he world and they aim to create a world wide linkage As early as five years ago the Foundation was the hub for activities relating o polio Complaints of weakness pain etc led to several conferences in Ihe past few years and an attempt to rorm a data base Prevention of is the answer but there are still tens or thousands of children every year in the third world countries that contract this disease At Warm Springs a five day evaluation In he past has covered he cost At present approximately on he waiting list In Ontario the March or Dimes MOD have been active in their efforts lo establish clinics and form a data For more information contact Hamilton office The MOD survey conducted lost year reveals that of the respond per cent reported having at least one current problem hey feel may be due to polio Three major conclusions wcro hat most report a decrease In health and functioning most feel thorns are linked to the effects of polio and are led existing services available lo hen Some of the services requested by the respondents Included greater lnf gatherings and dissem increased awareness in ho medical profession on post polio prob lems and he development or strateg deal with the new health and functional difficulties quality and nature of exercise discussed by Dr who stressed lhat proper exercise could be very beneficial if managed correctly An improper could do serious harm