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14 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, May 18,1994 Retired Nurses Reflect on the "Good Old Days" at Memorial Hospital by Laura J. Richards A graduate of the nursing program at the Ontario Hospital, Whitby, says the techniques employed in nursing have changed over the years. "I came to this hospital (Memorial Hospital - Bowmanville) after it was first built," said retired nurse Keitha Alldread, of Bowmanville. But even then, she came only after a number of people, including her next door neighbor, implored her to return to nursing. "She told me they were so short- staffed, so I decided to go," said Alldread. Alldread. The return to'nursing after 17 years of being away from it meant she did things differently from some of the other nurses. Alldread talked about how, after washing and drying the feet of a male patient, he expressed surprise. "He told me that I was the only nurse who had ever done that," she said. After she had been back at work for only two months, she was made "Charge Nurse" of the three-to-11 shift at the hospital. In those days, that meant she was in charge of all the units, including the Operating Room and Emergency. "When emergencies came in, the whole staff responded," she noted. "You went wherever you were needed." These days, only the emergency department responds to emergencies. Not the whole staff. When Alldread was at the hospital, there were fewer than 50 patients at one time. "If we had six to eight emergency patients at the same time, that was something!" Some of the changes within the hospital that have come over the years include operating techniques and the fact that fathers are now allowed into the delivery room to see their babies being bom. One of the changes Alldread has watched and is concerned with is the lack of bedside nursing. "They depend on the patients doing doing more for themselves now," she noted with a hint of sadness. "I think bedside nursing was necessary." necessary." Alldread also says the value nurses now place on obtaining their caps and black stripes is lacking. "In my nursing days, your cap was valuable. You worked hard for it." Alldread was one of about 25 women who attended a Retired Nurses' Nurses' Tea at Memorial Hospital Bowmanville Bowmanville on Friday afternoon, May 13. by Ben Bramble checked and rather uniform. The cause: second coat of paint applied before first one was cured. Or it could be the paint was applied over a surface with which it was not compatible. Today's paints are fairly compatible but in the past it was wise to cover oil base with oil base and latex with latex. Today the only problem may come from putting an oil or alkyd base paint over a latex. The former is less flexible than latex and may not move when the latex does when temperature shifts. Common exterior paint problems Huon pine grows in the rain forest on Tasmania's west coast. It grows at a snail's pace and the grain is so tightly packed it scarcely shows grain at all. The wood resists any kind of finish but its natural oils and resins give it a beautiful velvety touch when sanded. Paint will not adhere to it at all. Unfortunately the wood in your door and window frames is made of wood that must be | painted or protected with varnish. To add to your concerns, paint and varnish are not forever; they need regular refurbishing. . . -,. ,. . They can blister, check, chalk, and wear away; and surface to give the next coat something to bite into | they get dirty. So take a look at the painted portions of to avoid flaking. your house. What is your plan for renewal? If the Alligatoring has to be removed, either by scraper, surface has been broken, your number one priority is to heat gun or paint remover, repair it. Here are some tips for common problems. CHECKING can be seen in older homes where BLISTERING or peeling is caused by water under wood has endured a lot of shrinking and expanding, the surface of the paint. It expands and creates bubbles The checks are fairly long and widely spaced cracks which are brittle and must be broken if that has not already happened. Chances are the water was on the surface when the last paint was applied, but it could also be the result of moisture in the wall moving to the outside. Less common are blisters caused by direct sunlight on a I surface being painted. The heat of the sun causes the . paint to skin over very quickly and trap in volatile I solvents which normally evaporate when paint dries | slowly. Keitha Alldread of Bowmanville was one of the many women who took part inthe Retired^ Nurses ;a at Memorial Hospital Bowmanville on Frid units at the hospital has changed over the years. Incidentally, always sand a glossy painted I Tea at Memorial Hospital Bowmanville on Friday, May 13. She discussed how staffing of the different that can only be cured by removing the paint. The problem appears usually on oil base paints with little flexibility. I am a great fan of heat guns for paint removal from flat surfaces and the new Black and Decker model has a blade attached to the nozzle which frees one hand for things like holding onto a ladder. This model comes with a propane bottle that clips to the waist. BLEEDING is caused by knots under the paint Now you know how to avoid blisters but you need that were not sealed with shellac, thus allowing the I help in getting rid.of those that exist. Scrape 'em! Use a oil from the knot to bleed through, metal paint scraper with a hook-like blade that lifts off There may also be staining from the use of nails everything that is above the flat surface. It is hard work, that are not rust proof. The solution for both Sand down to the bare wood after scraping and be problems is to sand through the stain down to the sure the edges of the blistered area are bevelled to be offending source and seal it with shellac or a sealer, less obvious when repainted. CHALKING may occur from paint that has been If you suspect moisture has come from inside the designed to deteriorate slowly and consequently wall, get to the source of the trouble. It could have | come in last Winter if there were ice dams along the I edge of your roof. ALLIGATORING is another common paint defect. . I The surface resembles the skin of an alligator, deeply pressure hose. j Sponsored by I keep looking fresh and bright after each rain. Problems occur if it sits above masonry or stained wood. The powder sticks to the masonry or wood and can only be removed with detergent and a Mulder's Furniture Ltd. Fine Furniture and Quality Broadloom 23 King StreetE. 623-5515 Bowmanville by Sher Leetooze Nl CLIP AND SAVE In her rememberance of growing up in Courtice, Florence Brown mentions mentions the first uniforms her ball team had. They were made by Sadie Courtice. Courtice. They were the first team in the league to show up for a game all dressed alike. "Sadie made us all sleeveless blouses in white, bound in navy. On the back she sewed our names in navy. With these tops we wore short navy skirts and long black stockings. They looked sharp. We all had black uniforms the same as the first blue ones later. Our outfits did not come from sponsors, we. each paid for our own." Mrs. Brown goes on to describe another game and another set of uniforms. uniforms. "...One year we made a grand entrance at Bethany in spanking new uniforms. White shirts, short bright blue shorts and long wool blue and white striped stockings. Mention Bethany Bethany to any one our age. and they will remember the shorts and the terrible terrible sunburn we all showed up with at church anniversary the next day." Badminton was also popular, and began in the winter of 1929-30, with Ross Strike as the Charter President. A1 Osborne dominated the championships championships from then until 1950. First year champions were: Ladies singles - Marie Ames, Men's Singles - A1 Osborne, Ladies Doubles - Marie Marie Ames and Helen Osborne, Men's Doubles - A1 Osborne and Cecil Dudley, Dudley, Mixed Doubles - Mrs. C.A. Bartlett Bartlett and A1 Osborne. Even though there wasn't much running in Darlington, we had a world famous runner living here for a number of years in the person of Alfred Alfred A. Shrubb. Mr. Shrubb managed the Cream of Barley Park, now Bowmanville Bowmanville Zoo, when he retired from competitive running, He was also the father of local citizens, Nora, Mrs. Lome Allin and Nancy, Mrs. Arthur Baker. 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In 1958, when the book, Retrospect, Retrospect, was written, the authors had a hard time finding references to early sporting events in the area. So it is today today thirty six years later. However, the committee who put the Retrospect Retrospect together did come up with records for the Bowmanville Rifle Association. The following are some excerpts from that book. "...We cannot be sure of the date of the formation of the Bowmanville Rifle Association, but it was certainly in existence in 1884. At that time their range was located in the flats between the cemetery and Cawkers Woods, with the targets in front of the hill at the southeast end of MacK- ay's mill pond. Evidently this hill itself itself did not constitute a very efficient butt, for in December, 1884, Richard Hamley, who operated the brickyard laying back of the hill on the Base Line, complained to council that the lives of his men working in the yard were being endangered by bullets from the range. Before the next years shooting got under way the Association Association raised an embankment behind the targets to prevent a recurrence of this, and council granted them $25 towards towards the cost of this project." "Probably with the introduction of longer range ammunition (the .303 cartridge possibly came into use here about 1893) it was realized that the old range could no longer we used, situated as it was within the Corporation Corporation limits. On September 28,1899, a new rifle range was opened on the lower Marvin Burk farm. The butts here were situated right on a cliff overlooking the lake and were solidly constmcted. There were excellent firing firing mounds - 200,400,600, 800, and 1000 yards. Col. Montizambcrt, D.O.C., Kingston, Kingston, officially declared the range open and a bottle of native wine was broken over it, as dictated by custom. Speeches were also made by Col, Sam Hughes of the 46th Battalion, and Surgeon-Major J.W. McLaughlin." McLaughlin." 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