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6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, July 7, 1976 Gooàdyear Plan t Employee's Learn How to Save- Lîves c"f St. John Ambulance Course of a' piece of , a severed artery, 7ictim dies betlause o one around wbo x to stop the bleed- less than one minute ne to bleed to death arge artery is cut, 1to the St. John ,e Brigade, and, bad with knowledge of -y first aid been on ring this actual ýy the-deatb could prevented. ýsibilitv of situations Admira1 The Summit1 Whiti lîke this is one of the reasons industries train their em- ployees in first aid. "First aid is what the namhe implies, " says Gord Schissler, training coordinator at Good- year's Bowmanville Plant. "Lt is important that people in the vicinity of injury or sudden illnessý be able to offer some help immediately and know what tbey are, doing. " At present, apart from Schissler,ý there are 20 em- ployees at the plant who bold St. John Ambulance certifi- cates. and eight more are 12" Black e Portable and :WbTV Iso available in stunning Red Finish ýodel 12 B632MvX Contemporary plastic cabinet Finished in white 100 per cent solid state chassis Solid state VHF tuner Solid state detent UHF tuner Rotary contraIs for on-off, volume, contrast and brightness Earphone aind jack included One 3" speaker Monopole telescopic antenna Dimensions 117/ H, 16 W, 12 ,,ý D. ~Audi-Vision Ltd.e 20 King St. W. (LOCKE TV) 623-2312 taking the course from Mai Bullock, whospends 200 daý a- year teaching industri employees first aid. Mrs. Bullock bas been wit the St. John organizition>fc 12 years and most of this tim bas been spent teacbing. Sb feels that knowledge of firý aid instilîs confidencei people and prepares them fc emergencies and mishap: "Wben they know wbat to d they're not afraid to belp, " sh commented. Fran Rickard, personni department secretary at Bov manville, agrees. "You can be of much help in a emergency if you don't kno, what to do,," she commente( "lso you're afraid to try." Ms. Rickard,, who we taking ber first such coursi was impressed by its scopi Recognition of symptoms, ft instance, she said, made mucb easier to take ti correct action. "The methc of keeping people breathinI or getting tbemn breathin again after they've- stoppe( was one of the most interes ing parts of the course," st commented. Ralph Tukker,, supervisori the conveyor belt departmer and Ross Libby, supervisuri the reclaim plant, had take somne first-aid instruction bi fore, but found these sessioî more than a refresher coursi "There's always somethin (new) to learn," Tukker s4i( "and it pays to know the late: methods of first-aid treatmei until professional hel cornes." Libby said he learned moi this time. about handlin patients with spinal injurie "You can do serious damag to somneone with a spin injury if you don't know whz you're doing, he commente( "and treating any injur properly in the beginnir probably prevents it fro: worsening." This was the first suic course given at Bowmanvil] plant. Previously, Goodyea employees attended coursE held at the local fire hal "Those courses were tw LUBE, OIL und FULTER $7.75 i 'th st in sr he lel W- 1't an ;e, e. it g, 't in st, he is en ýst ýnt 1p On a clear day you CAiN see, forever. re Few places in the worid ng, make this popular lyrie ýs., a reality. Bermuda's Gibb's ge Hill Lightbiouse at Southamp- ial ton, Bermuda, is one of them. ýat On May lst of this year, this ýd, majestic lighthouse, which ry bas provided thousands with ng breathtaking views of this M beautiful chain of coral is- lands, celebrated its l30th eh birthday.. The occasion passed le, without fanfare. ar Not that this grand building es isnot appreciated by those Il. who clinib its 185 steps daiiy to v'o behold nature's beauty fromi 354 feet above sea level. Or the sailors who depend on its' light 40 miles out 10 sea. Or the two deaicated light- hours a xeek spread over eight vweeks," Sehiissier ex- plained. "The course given at ithe plant is for eight houirs a day for two daýys, whîch means people, are ready to give first aid sooner, and, apart from that, retention is improved.' -Wingfoot Clan OBITUARY DONALD KEITH 1THOMPSON in failing' health the past year, Donald Keith Thomp- son, aged 51, died in Welesley Hospital, Toronto, on Monday, June 2lst, 1976. Born in Haydon, be was the son of Alice and the late Wesley Thompsnn, and was married April 29th, 1944 to Hilda V. Bennett in Halifax, NS. <He had been employed for 25 years at General Motors of Canada Ltd., Oshawa., A member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, he served in the Royal Canadian Navy, World War 11, and was a member of the Navy Club, and the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 178. Left to mourn bis passing are his wife Hilda, five cbildren Mrs. R. Trankner (Deborah), Mrs. D. Ellegett (Valarie, Mrs. G. Burgess (Ave),- Donald, and Taullie. Nine grandchîldren, bis mother Mrs. Alice Thompson, three sisters, Mrs. F. Osmond (Audrey), Mrs. W. Brigett (Muriel), Mrs' H. Janke (Lorna), four brothers, Earl, Roland, Lloyd and Glen. He was predeceased by a brother self sufficiencv.i n foôd production and in wealth- creating enterprises. The iinemployrnent changes,. lowexer painful to those affeýcd. are a necessaî x step in the rîlît dîection. Workers in Ontario Hydro's nuclear programi ha- comn- pleted more than 30, ý0,000 mnanhours on the job wxitfl it a house keepers who climb the steps every day, polish the brass fittings and carefully guard the prisms responsible for the brilliant flashes of light that sweep int ermittently over the island every night. But, no one really needs to be reminded that Gibb's Hill Lighthouse is there. Ilt stands tail, white and imposing -- dominating the scenery at the western end of this 22 square mile island. 11 Some 35,000 visitors a year hike to the top to view Bermuda. And at night, its warning beams prevents ships from venturing too close to the ring of treacherous reets that surround .the islands. Gibb's Hill is one of the few ligbthouses in the world made of cast iron. t was actualiy constructed twice. The first time in England, when work- men put together the parts to make sure they fit before shipping them on the 3,000- mile journey to Bermuda. Upon arrivai it was assembled again by English convicts on detention here. Light is supplied by a 1500-watt electric buib located in the centre of a lens. Close examination of the lens re- veals a series of concentric On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 47 King St. E. prisms fixed on a metal base revolving around the light on a trough containing 1200 pounds of mercury. Even though it weighs nearly three tons, you can turn the mechanismn with the slightest touch of a finger. Lighthouse keeper, Maurice Nearon can always tell when someone has ignored warning signs and touched it, because the lens w;ill shift slightly. Although cleaning finger marks off the prisms adds time to the constant polishing of the glass, the lighthouse keepers tolerate this mild mischievousness. After ail, in addition to being the keepers, they are hosts to visitor-, who arrive at the top, exhausted and bursting with questions about the Gibb's Hill light. Invariably the first one panted forth is, "Do you bave. to climb ail these steps every day?" Most people who make it to the top venture out onto the balcony to erljoy the view and take photographs. But there are days when not even the keepers will go out. "When-I first came here to work it was January, and the weatber was pretty mîld," recalîs, Assistant Lighthouse Keeper Arthur Nusum. "Vîsit- ors asked me about the IiiEbthouse swaying and, I'd Quality Produets fro m. - - --- 7King St. West 623-5081 M - - - - - - - I Bowmanville LADIES ' WEAR always tell themn it might seemn that way sometimes, but it doesn't really bappen. Then Marcb rolled around, and one day we bad such fierce winds even I was afraid to go out on the balcony. The lighthouse was actually swaying. I very quickly changed my story after that!"- Fortunately those days are rare in this semi-tropical isîand, and the friendlly keep- ers of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse are kept busy sbowing off their'marvelous iight and the magnificent view of thei- island to a multitude L,,y visitors -- particularly on clear days. Store Sliced Peameal B 0nýý --- j.9Lb. Extra Lean Ground Chuck ---S9C L TH IS WEE K s f reezer order special Red or Élue Brand BEEF FOTS6 Ç b Whole PORK LOINS ---Lb. CUTI WRAPPE.D, FROZEN Boneless - FuIIy Cooked Dinner HM..-2Eh9Lb -ALL OUR MEAT IS GOVERNMENT INSPECTED- FIRTH'S MEATS LTD. Bowmianvi IIe's Custom-Cutting Headquarters cj4appg uJne~Qtk SPECIAL Oà%PEN TUES.,end THURS. 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