Clarington Digital Newspaper Collections

Orono Weekly Times, 17 Nov 1976, p. 4

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

m- 4-Orond Weekly Times, Wednesday, November 17th, 1976 I I I I 1. For maximum curriculum quality for your tax dollar; 2. For decisive leadership in the school system. 3. For concerned representation on the Board Vote Montgomery, w. a for Board of Education r i I I I I 1 I I I ! 1 ■ ■ Mr. Glenn Allen, right, along with one of his volun teer helpers strap down a tie-in for the base of the Orono Arena last Saturday. The work was completed in less than four days. Lockhart's Lung causing much time lost There is more time lost from work by Canadians suffering from long diseases and disorders than any other major group of diseases, says Dr. Earl Hershfield, Medical Director of the Canadian Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association, the National National Christmas Seal Organization. Organization. Lung diseases generally take a long time to develop. This results in chronic illness, high medical costs and time lost from work. Economic losses to the Canadian economy economy through persons suffering suffering from lung diseases is counted yearly in the millions of dollars. More than 18 thousand Canadians (18,132) died of respiratory diseases in 1975, an increase of more than five hundred over the previous year. Emphysema and bronchitis, bronchitis, the fastest growing diseases in Canada claimed 2,750 lives in that year. "IT'S THE HUSBANDS' JOB TO MAKE MONEY RIGHT AND LEFT, AND IT'S THE WIFE'S JOB TO SEE, THAT IT'S SPENT RIGHT !?1 " Orono Towing GENERAL REPAIRS Phone 983-5249 Orono I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE A - DARN FOOL WHEN l &ET DOWN TO THE LAST ONE! WATSON'S Marine and Cycle Orono Phone 983-5343 BYAM5 PLUMBING - HEATtNG .Sales and Service - 24 HOUR BURNER SERVOCE GULF FINANCING Low Interest Rates ' Phone: Tyrone 263-2650 Charles Reid Orono's Licensed • Auctioneer Valuator Specialize in Farm Furniture Sales Consult me far terms antidates Phone Orono 983-5914 i William C. Hall, B * Comm - » Chartered Accountant Phone Newcastle 987.-4240 ALL DAY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY Remembrance Day Service Reporter - Denise Pedwell On Nov. Uth, 1976 Lockhart School had a Remembrance Day Service after the 10:30 In 1974, the latest year for which complete figures are available, more than 350 thousand (358,192) cases involving involving all respiratory diseases diseases were treated in Canadian hospitals for a total of more than 3 million patiént days (3,649,544). Patients with bronchitis and emphysema totalled 50,007 cases in Canadian Canadian hospitals accounting for 579,318 days in the same year. Acute respiratory infections, infections, bronchitis, emphysema, tuberculosis, influenza, pneumonia, pneumonia, asthma, empyema, lung abcess, cancer and other respiratory disorders make up the staggering hospital statistics. These do not account account for the number of patients suffering from lung disease not treated in hospital. hospital. . Industrial and traffic pollution, pollution, smoking and even second second hand tobacco smoke are strong factors in the growth of respiratory diseases says Dr, tHershfield, . The Durham Region Lung Association uses Christmas Seal dollars for research at national and provincial institutes, institutes, and provides health education programs for the Region to prevent and control long diseases. The Association depends entirely on private contributions contributions for the survival of its health services in the Region. Last year, the Durham Region Region Lung Association's funds were down by $12,000. or 16 per cent froin the previous year due to a postal strike at the time of the Christmas Seal mailing. This year's campaign opened opened on November 1st. To help reduce costs of - postage,' receipts will be sent for contributions of $10.00 and over, others on request. Receipts for any amount will be mailed if requested. Please give generously. recess. First there was a speech on why we have two minutes of silence on Remembrance Remembrance Day by Steven Fellows. Fellows. Then we sang "Let There by Peace on Earth','. Next was the poem "In Flanders Fields" by Sherry Store, Jill Jensen and Denise Pedwell. Then, we sang "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?". Connie Young then showed Us a sword from World War 1. This sword belonged to her grandfather who had fought in the war. A colourful film strip on Remembrance Remembrance Day was' shown. We concluded.our Remembrance Remembrance Day program with the song "The Straqgcst Dream." Town of Newcastle PUBLIC NOTICE Côncëpt Plans of the Bowmanville, Courtice and Newcastle Areas have been prepared and will be displayed in the Bowmanville Town Hall for the next two weeks. Plans of the Courtice Area and the former Village of Newcastle Area will also be displayed in the Library at the Courtice High School and the Newcastle Community Community Hall, respectively. The public is invited to make written comments on their reaction to these Concept Plans over the next two weeks. Correspondence should be addressed to: J. M. Mcllroy, A.M.C.T. Town Clerk 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario, L1C3A6* i More House Coats have arrived Make yoùr choice now* for a beautiful useful Christmas aift. New Straight Scarfs New straight Scarfs to dress up your costume, Plain colours at $2.95 Patterned at $3.75 T - Shirts Two new T-Shirts for boys, sizes 8 - 18. One is made by Orsini Qf polyester with wide stripes of different colours. <jj^ qq , One pictures "The Fonz" designed by York Mfg. and Silk Screening. $7 25 ! - x/ - %' DRESS GLOVES We, have several # > « very attractive styles of' ' • . Ladies Dress Gloves and * 1 our prices are much'below the same glove elsewhere. OVERALLS ' Have you .tried the hew Cheek's Overalls by < 4 Star Hollywood. .They are good Reeling, soft and comforatble., Made of striped Denim. $16.95 ARMSTRONG'S)

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy