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PAGE 12 TERRACE BAY NEWS MARCH 23, 1977 VANDALISM AT RECREATION CENTRE 'The above photograph shows the extent of dam- age which occurred at the Recreation Centre on the morning of March 10th. Senseless damage such as this is at the expense of the local taxpayer. Deliberate damage of this 3 nature certainly illustrates the lack of res- pect of public proterty and the level of intelligence of the perpetrator (s). Why does vandalism of this nature have to take place in our beautiful community? TERRACE BAY POLICE WAIT ON AIB Provided the Anti-Inflation Board (AIB) sanctions a new contract for the Terrace Bay Police Association, members of the town's constabulary will receive an eight per cent increase in pay. The contract was approved at a meeting of the township council. Other gains allow for a 50 per cent per hour cost of living allow- ance (COLA). The contract is retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year. When approved, the contract will give a first class constable $17,100 as compared with $14,900 under the old contract. The new contract will expire January 1, 1978. a POLICE COURSE The town police department has asked council to provide funds to. send a police officer to the Ontario Provincial Police for- ensic laboratory in Toronto to take a breath- alizer operators course. Only one officer has the qualifications to administer the breathalizer. The request was approved. RECREATION COMMITTEE ANNUAL BUDGET The Terrace Bay Recreation Committee brought its annual budget before Council. Portions of the $83,430 budget include re- novations to the recreation centre and the arena. : The committee left council to ponder the source of $15,000 needed for a matching Win- tario grant for the renovations. Council also considered the budget of the library which included a request from the library committee for extended hours of ser- vice. The committee wants a 12 hour week instead of the present six-hour week. ADVICE BUREAU Care labelling MoT people are now fa- miliar with the care sym- bols included on garment labels. If you are in doubt about these symbols, the De- partment of Consumer and Corporate Affairs has an excel- lent leaflet available called "Look at that Label!" Labelling alone, however, does not guarantee the life of a garment: Its looks and life span depend totally on your reading those labels, and re- membering the instructions every time the garment is laundered. This is the only way to get top results, = Accidents, however, do hap- pen, and sometimes the results can be reversed by , prompt action. Everyday laundry problems can also be solved with simple changes of tech- nique.' ' If your laundry, particularly whites and pastels, has ac- quired a generally grey or dingy look, consider some of these possibilities. For cottons or linens, you may be over- loading the washer, and not allowing clothes enough room to move freely and be properly washed. If the water is parti- cularly hard, you may be adding insufficient detergent to both soften the water and clean the clothes. You may need to add a water-softening agent and more detergent. With permanent press cotton and linens, avoid chlorine bleach and use a safe substitute such as Borateem Plus to prevent yellowing. Added with detergent Borateem Plus will detergent, Borateem Plus will 'which tend to cling persistently to polyester and cotton blends. Permanent press fabrics or wash and wear labels some- times appear not to live up to their promises. Again, this is often due to incorrect launder- ing. Never put permanent press in a washer with heavy clothes, sheets or towels. The twisting action and heat of the water presses creases right in. Dry them alone or with only a few garments in the dryer. Remove from dryer as soon as the tumbling action has stopped, hang on hangers immediately, straightening collars and cuffs. Many homemakers seem to have trouble with woolens and knitwear. Today's acrylic knits are such look alikes for wool that it is often hard to distin- guish which is which. The first step is to be absolutely certain of the garment's fibre content. Then, generally speaking, acry- lics can be machine-washed on a wash and wear cycle, using regular detergent and a half- cup of Borateem Plus to keep the color bright. Wool, if it bears the new Superwash and Wurlanized label, may also be machine- washed, but double check the label. But regular wool must not be machine-washed or dried. The harsh agitation and often too-hot water cause jr- remediable felting. Hand wash in warm water with soap flakes and a half-cup of a gentle bleach replacement such as Borateem Plus. Handle gently, squeezing the suds through-the. sweater, but avoid wringing and twisting, as wool does not respond well to harsti treat- ment. Proper treatment for wash- ables pays dividends in longer life. So just remember to read the label. Lg. Pi