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t rrt the acton free press wammm thotj engineer 48 years k smith retires ttaho a j is no otberwottl ibrvirv morses a president aba not hesson of oakvffle and their em ployer teuton county onnscfl tenched aksotber im passe tast week when council ntymnmftw utcsd too nuntwa most applyfttr certification through the ontario labor re lations board before the coun cil win discuss their working conditions and salarlesr commitment to negotiate with the nurses and they went beckon their word this was a doublecross airs rea son charged the inuaing problem hat been brewing since 1962 she said the board of health which governs the health unit at first refused to talk to the nurses so they applied for cer tification over a year ago the county council used section w of the labor relations act to block the certification the nurses threatened to quit and finally resigned en masse on sept 12 altar several weeks off work they agreed to discuss the mat ter with halton wardenh h hintons special committee but the special committee rul ed the nurses must return to work before any negotiations began they resumed work then further stalemates slow- m qjrtiflbd pinrt they hjd be sec tion to avoid certification and now they am using it for their own purposes mrs hea- son charged it was a com plete abourteee and we want the pubhc to know how their officials are w m of last week with reg istered nurses association of ontario officials uoyd b snarpe and miss laura ban- to discuss the certification or der nothing was decided she said and further d are planned she said the nurs es have not yet decided to ap ply tor certification and each of the 21 ladies would vote on the idea before any transac tions are made mrs hesson also discounted rumors and press reports some of the nurses were wanting to quit rather than continue the strained relations with their employcr we are a tight lit tle unit there is absolutely no dissension among our mem bers she said the nurses are pretty angry but there is no talk yet of quitting she explained thar is la some dissension on the wardens special commit tee miltons deputyreeve charles menefy stalked out of the last meeting after the com- heahh unit study lite slap in face- as if their strained relations invaded the health unit and with their employer majwn de estions their work county council were not en ough heltons 21 public healthy nurses aire rather miffed about a detailed study the council has ordered for the health un it mrs flora hesson president of the halton health nurses association said it looked like another slap in the face for the nurses when the experts it will probably serve some worthwhile purpose but the federal department of health did a very detailed study two yea ago and it was in the of fice it seems like a duplica tion of the taxpayers money they could have got the infor mation if they had just looked at that report mrs hesson said santa comes to town met bv 500 children the united church womens santa fair at the old post of fice saturday was termed a howling success by its de- lightcd conveners andmany volunteer workers especially popular was the enthroned santa claus his costume perfect even if his padding wasnt it was esti mated over 500 children met santa and whispered their re quests to him he sat from ii when a long lineup awaited him until the closing time of after three day were prevalent on monday evening when victorious candidates in the esquesing township election showed up at the administration building thomas hill centre led the council polls c pat patterson left and i james goodlet right the other victorious council candidates are shown as they offer to light mr hills three cigars council will investigate nursery service here fur nearby and more distant cities the home help service un der mrs j kammiiura report ed that several calls had been filled including the unexpected task of finding complete fur nishings for a home the clothing depot senice reported that its location is now the upper floor of the old town hall which has been cleaned and scrubbed shelv ing and racks will be provided by the men of the golden age club a good supply of cloth ing is on hand but more is needed especially snow boots mrs matt johnstone is coord inator of this service and can arrange pickup for good used clothing mrs r new reported that her roster of baby sitters for emergencies is slowly growing it was decided to send the news sheet to member organiz ations after each general meet ing the meeting was adjourn- fd with the designation of february 27 as the date for the next general meeting the general meeting of the social services council was held at the y on monday nov ember 25 with 14 delegates and one observer present the council learned with re gret of the resignation of mrs c winn as treasurer due to ill health mrs w finlay accept- cl the appointment as treasur er mrs h creasey was wel comed as replacement dele gate from the golden age club and mrs kenney mrs heffer- nan and mrs bennett were welcomed as delegates from st josephs church mrs ftataqr gave a resume of the latest literature from the ontario welfare council updating knowledge of pertin ent legislation in the welfare field they learned that increa sed grants to so percent are in some cases available for lic ensed day nursery- facilities owned or purchased by a mun icipality it was decided to go ahead with investigations and plans for a comprehensive day nurs ery service in acton the prim ary function of which would be to give complete licensed care over a full working day to young children thus freeing the mother to improve the fa mily financial position to the point where municipal assist ance would no longer be re quired once these children were accommodated others could possibly be accepted for theeducational aspect of the program quired training for a fuh time director whl be investigated miss rosaeu reported mat requests to her for transporta tion had been filled and there is a good register of drivers oclock with a hot dog and oc casional cup of coffee handed hastily to him between callers there was a continual lineup eddie long took polaroid pictures of children with santa and estimated he took about 200 sale of these added to the profits of the day general convener of the santa fair was mrs hugh patterson mrs santa claus mrs g w mckenzie was in charge of the white elephant table mrs lome youngblut was in charge of the miscel laneous table mrs a irwin sold aprons and knittting mrs b veldhuis was in char ge of the bake sale each table had many assistants dur ing the hours of sale mrs j gibson arranged the continuous showing of car- toons to children in another room mrs mac symon direct ed the popular fish ponds han dily rigged up through two of the old post office wickets directing the lineup toward santa was mrs tom shields and mrs patterson fixed the pictures which were so much admired two junior princess es susan shoemaker and san dra patterson handed out can dy canes to the children there was a refreshment booth with assistants and con vener mrs c l rognvaldson mrs j van der brink sold cards and christmas wrap pings the old building was clean ed and specially decorated for the fair which had the back ing and assistance of the chamber of commerce some of the organizers de lighted with the assistance do nations and the constant crowds expressed a hope a si milar event might be held next vear child protection school children have many opportunities of picking up germs of contagious diseases that is unless they are im munized against such ailments as polio diphtheria whooping cough and other major or minor ills medical science is making great advances in pre vention or cure of trie onetime killer diseases make sure that your children are given protec- tion against the illnesses that could kill or cripple them need supervision children who receive gifts of chemistry sets should not be allowed to use these indiscrim inately many accidents have occurred in which youngsters have been injured or maimed when experimenting without supervision consultation with school or knowledgeabfe adults could prevent accidents re sulting from unorganized re search bv junior were right there when you need help when theres an a cam us gets aettan fat reliable service reasonable rates a l rimer eqiipneit compoay numbino heating cbntractor 74 cesst s mittee voted 32 with warden hinton casting the deciding vote on asking the nurses to gain edification under the labor act roy f smith halton coun ty engineer and roads superin tendent and a man who has worked on haltons roads for the past 48 years officially retired from his post on no- mr menefv said he was dhv jwnberbut nmn e the ofnee 3hhjlxounty build- gusted with the committees actions i never came across such procrastination he ex plained ings in mlltonforgood mr smith has been retained by the county as a consultant to the engineering department on a yeartoyear basis 0 j- jack cprbett former jv ferin engineer is the new coon- ty engineer and he accepted the post on june 1 back in ims when roy smith first came to halton county as resident engineer on the tansley bridge job at highway 5 halton was a tiny rural community with 25 to 30 miles of paved roads today it is crisscrossed with high- ways andthere are 120 miles of pavement in the halton roads system as fchoot trustm monday december 12 mama big difference in peoples it makes a big difference to you and your family to know you can rely on your newspaper for the ideas information entertainment you need and want your newspaper keeps you informed about local events it makes a big difference to you to know where to find what you and your family need and how to get the best values for your shopping dollars and it makes a big difference to the merchants who serve you to know where they can meet you and best tell you about what they offer in the pages of your newspaper you and your local merchants get together newspaper advertising is 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