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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1960-10-13, Page 6Alli»Ouch (Mort 'To Stops Arthritis November 15th inn "blitz" day .et by the On ario Division of the Canadian Arthritis and Rhee Lamaism Society,' for its $500,000 fund-raising cainnaign to STOP arthritis "in our tithe". Tlie campaign will be conduct. led in selectee, areas of the pro - vine in which. the Society is not already- participating in Com - :nullity Chest or similar drives. Major-General Chris Yokes, one of Canada's most distin- guished soldiers in World War IL is Campaign Chairman. General Yokes stresses the great need for an intensified fight to STOP arthritis and out- lined the objee'ives of the cam- paign. "Recent government statistics" he stated "indicated that arthri- tic and rheumatic diseases total- ly disable 50,000 Canadians and partially disable a further 118,- 0100. This results in an annual loss of 9,000,000 man days of work, well over $75,000,000 in wages, The loss to the Canadian Aconoiny is incalculable. In the words of Dr. Wallace Graham, Director of the recently opened 'University of Toronto Rheuma- tic Diseases Unit "These disor- ders are among the leading causes of suffering and economic hardship known to man", The immediate aims of the Society are threefold. First --By 1900 to extend its operations into at least 109 addi- tional Ontario communities with A population of 3,550,576. At pre - Sent there are 14 branches of the Society in Ontario, mainly in the bigger centres, which serve 26 ommunities with a total pop- ulation of 2,429,139. Second—To intensify search a"or the cause and cure of the rheumatic diseases through in- sreased research activities; and Third—To establish specializ- ed units In certain hospitals for in-patient care of selected pa- tients presenting difficult prob- lems of diagnosis and treatment. A very important feature of the above is that patients from any part of the province wilt be ;eligible for admission. It is es- timated that such units will cost the Society $I,000.00 per bed per -tnnum to provide for selection machinery and the specialized S.iagnostic, therapeutic, and re- pearch facilities over and above $he standard ward care avail- oble through Government Hos- pitalization Insurance. Further to the above it is plan- ned to expand existing physio- therapy and social services now maintained by the Society to serve home -bound patients. This expansion will occur as and when qualified professional per- sonnel become available, and will be extended to communities not now served. DRIVE WITH CARE! For Half -Sizes PRINTED PATTERN 4838 4y--/41 444 Smart town 'n' travel compan- ion: — a suitdress with trim, slhn lines to make you look taller and narrower. Choose tweedy rayon, cotton faille, wool, Printed Pattern 4833: Haft Sizes 143x, 161/2,10% 201/2, 221/2, 3113. 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And then what? Who will be the next president and what will be the U.S. foreign policy under his guidance? Only time will show. Well, sandwiched in between International affairs came our own little problems. We had to have an electrician in to do a bit of extra wiring. Have you noticed, no matter how well a house is wired by the original owner, outlets never seem to be in the right place to suit the next owner. Our only outlet in the hall was from overhead lights which were far too bright if we wanted to take a peek at sleeping visiting grandsons. So we had an outlet put in near the floor. Now we can plug in a nightlight that will give enough light without waking young sleepers. We also had a plumber in to give us an estimate on a new eavestroughing job. Before that Partner had undertaken a little plumbing himself. Water from the kitchen sink wasn't getting away faster enough so pipes and gooseneck and so on had to be disconnected and cleaned, Unfortunately Partner hadn't got a rod long enough to do the job so we had to get a plumber to finish it after all. Then one night Art phoned to ask if we would like some good, hard maple for our fireplace. A tree had to be removed from their front lawn as roots were interfering with the sewerage system. Well, of course Partner couldn't say no to an offer like that. So, in due tune the wood arrived, in three foot lengths and various thicknesses. Art brought out several loads in the trunk of his car. Each succeed- ing day Partner got to work splitting the logs, Now he has a lame back as a result. Anyone who has tried splitting hard green maple will understand why. We also had two unexpected jobs. One was baby-sitting for a young neighbour couple — until two -thirty in the morning! And I had a pheasant to cook. Is this open season for pheas- ants? I wouldn't know. Appa- rently the pheasant didn't know either. Anywdy it mets its death, in broad daylight, by flying slap -bang into the windshield of a neighbour's car. it was near his home so he promptly bled, plucked and cleaned it. Then his wife felt so sorry the bird had met death in such a strange way that she didn't want to eat it. So her husband brought it over to me. And that is how we came to have roast pheasant for Sunday dinner. It was a little too fresh to be as tender as it should have been but still it was tasty, It was a lovely bird -- cock pheasant — with more meat on its breast than a three - pound chicken, Saturday was the day of Mit- ton Fair. We wanted to go but didn't mate it. It was so hot and we were tired, The Seniors were here Friday night (that is, Hee, AV) aotd *bats three %rays), and again Sunday morning, Sun- day afternoon the Juniors ar- rived for supper (Bob, Joy, Ross and Cedric). Monday morning we meant to be up in good time as we were expecting the elec- trician again. He came all right but we were still sleeping! This morning, thank goodness, the warm, lnunid weather seems to have came to an end. I hope so, anyway. As soon as I realized the temperature was down I shut all the windows and doors and turned an the heat to get the dampness out of the house. Sat- urday morning the humidity war 100 percent. Rain, that we need- ed so badly, is the one thing we didn't get. Hardly a drop have we had in five weeks. Every- thing looks dried up and lifeless. The trees are evidently devoid of sap and the leaves are drop- ping disconsolately to the ground. Well, the electrician has just finished. Tonight we shall be able to floodlight the driveway and front entrance, if necessary. Of course we have always had a good, strong porch light but it didn't light the way from the house to the driveway. 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Royal Ceremonies Cost Plenty Banners erected In London on royal occasions, such as on the recent State visit 01 Xing Glmmibol and Queen Sirikit of Thailand, may eventually find their way into private homes. The Ministry of Works, which is responsible for decorations, raises what It can from such sales to defray the cost of the ceremonies. An exception was made, how- ever, for the wedding of Prin- cess Margaret. Then, after care- ful thought, the Minister decided to make a present to World Refugee Year of the sixty-three banners hung in the Mali for the royal wedding, These banners, gold -tasselled and made of double -sided white nylon, bore the monogram MA set in a Tudor rose in a pique material. They had cost $135 each, For the Queen's Coronation the nation f a o ted a bill of $3,800,000. As well as the special fittings required in the Abbey and decoration of the route to and from Westminster, that sum included the cost of royal visits to Wales and Scotland and a re- view by the new sovereign of ex -servicemen In Hyde Park. But, by careful budgeting, the Ministry recovered . $1,952,000, making the net cost $1,034,000, Two thousand chairs and 5,700 stools were specially made to ac- commodate guests in the Abbey. All these were afterwards sold at cost price, $21 for a chair and 612 for a stool. been the last straw — for her and for us. As you may know, householders are responsible for injuries occurring on their own property. Well, there's my typing done, now I must listen to Prime Min- ister John Diefenbaker address- ing the U.N. Assembly. Those wlto had sat on them received first priority, The next refusal went to guests with standing roam only facilities for attending the Queen's crowuim,.. The 2,870 square yard Corona- tion carpet, in blue and gold, was sold at $12 a square yard, priority being given to churches. The glass panels of thistle, sham- rock, leek and rose, used in the annex windows, were sold at $15 each. And fifty-four of the symbolical arias of cities and county towns, displayed among the Mall's decorations, were bought by local authorities • at $37 each, The four Coronation arches, light steel structures, provided by a contractor, today form the skeleton "backbone" of a ware- house in Suffolk. The Queen's wedding, when she was Princess Elizabeth, was ruled by austerity in contrast with expenses cut to a minimum, In November, 1947, Britain was still a rationed country, suffer- ing greatly front wartime short- ages. The banners and decora- tive flags which had hung m the Mall were offered on per- manent loan to the regiments of which the young Princess was Colonel -in -Chief. Thus today, these romantic banners with their yellow and white background and wine col- oured cartouche centres, bearing the cipher EP between a coro- net and Tudor rose, are greatly treasured in Canada by the 48th Highlanders and Le Regiment de la Chaudicire, and in South Afri- ca by the Royal Durban Light Infantry and the Railways and Harbours Brigade, In Britain their guardians in- clude the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Scots Guards, Going further back, to the Silver Jubilee of KIng George V and Queen Mary in 1935, the Venetian banners that graced the Mall were sold at $10 each. Modern Etiquette IIy Aline t#sh1e Q. In addressing wedding ut vitations, how do you address the envelope to two sisters, hot) single? A. Address them as "Tim Misses Clark," both on the (nice and on the inner envelope Q, Will you please outline on duties of a maid-of-h(mor at t wedding? A. She adjusts the bride's vel and train, holds her bouque during the ceremony, and lift! hack her veil. She may eaten the bridegroom's ring 11 it it s double -ring ceremony. And sin is also one of the witnesses win sign the marriage certi'f'icate, Q. When hors d'oeuvres art served on picks, should they tit eaten from the picks, or remov. ed and eaten with the Fingers; A, You should use the Welt for conveying the morsel to your mouth. Q. When placing a Figured tamp in front of a picture win- dow in the living room, which way should the figure-clecoratioa face? A. The decoration should face the room. SALLY'S 5AW 'Do cute foreign cars run otl ordinary domestic gas?" ISSUE 42 — 1960 To make the next years the best years of your life ...means planning and saving ... now. Whatever your hopes and desires may be—a new home—college education for your children—new leisure to enjoy, Canada Savings Bonds can help you rr dice them. CANADA SAVINGS BONDS are cashable at any at full face value, plus interest. They are really like dollars with interest coupons attached. 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