the examiner Saturday Dec 24 1977 Anne Macleod library technician designed courier ser vice which will speed the delivery of books and films among the nine major libraries in the Georgian Bay Regional Library System New service to speed up delivery of film books new courier service recently introduced by the Georgian Bay Regional Library Systeln will speed up delivery of films and books which are not on the shelves of local libraries The courier is station wagon delivery service operated by the library system to speed the flow of materials among the nine largest libraries in the Georgian Bay region including Barrie Orillia Owen Sound County of Simcoe Bruce County Coll ingworxl Orangeville Midland and Hanover As well the courier serves as link to provincewide library courier system which delivers materials among the library regions in the pro vince Previous to the introduction of the Georgian Bay regions courier service books and films requested from outof town libraries usually had to be shipped by mail and often it was weeks before the item was received The Georgian Bay ourier visits each of the nine libraries twice week so books and illns can now he received in few days In special cases the courier will be able to lnakc deliveries to smaller libraries in the area as well Mackenzie director of the Georgian Bay Regional Library System announced that the cost of the service will be paid for entirely by the library system making it free service to the nine libraries The Ernployees of Euclid Canada Limited Guelph To Extended Health Care These employees now have the added bene fits of extra health protection for themselves and their families Blue Cross Extended Health Care Plan EHC provides protection against health ser vices not covered by the basnc government health plan coverage for such items as pre scription drugs private nursing and private room accommodation in hospital In addition EHC can be tailored to meet the needs of any employee group ONTARIO we QO fig Mission possible It wasnt an easy thing to wrap but Dot Shackleton left and lrsula lelletier got the job well done Thursday at Sears in the Georgian Mall Both women are part of the Sears gift wrapping team which for price will take the often frustrating task of calnoullaging presents off the hristmas buyers hands Whats under the paper Well never tell it could be your gift Examiner Photo Tis the time to wrap gifts Ann Landers Lesson learned from animals Dear Ann Landers Several years ago you published col umn about bishops cat that refused to eat meat on Friday Then someone wrote in from Brooklyn and said they had dog that wouldnt eat meat that wasnt kosher laughed when read those letters but Im not laughing any more The way the world is going am convinced that animals are far more intelligent than people Few animals abandon their young yet newborn babies are found in garbage cans every daynot to mention the num ber of older children who are just left by parents who would rather dump them than raise them Our corfooted friends have never been known to start Wéil yet we have had four major wars in the past five dec es Animals kill only for food or selfpreservation Not so with humans The papers are filled with stories of people who kill each other every day for money or jewelry or just because they got mad wonder where the phrase dumb animals came from Just Asking Dear Just John Kenneth Galbraith said it best Men and women who sense their inferiority seek the support of supe rior horses dogsor dead mink Dear Ann Landers am writing in res nse to the let ter from Need Miraclethe woman whg felt she was killing herself because of an addiction to food Many ofus are in the same boat know because too am foodaholic However Ive been steadily losing for 15 weeks and Im determined to make my goal Im writing to tell you about wonderful caring organ ization known as The Diet Workshop an international or ganization that has helped thousands like me over the years Why when you are willing to plug Weight Watchers and Overeaters Anonymous both fine organizations do you not mention our nationallyknown organization which could be salvation for so many Diet Workshop is listed in the phone book Their success rate is phenomenal their staff is supportive and well trained their program is sensible practical and affordable Please Ann do your readers favor and let them know about Diet Workshop Mrs DH Harrisburg Pa Dear Mrs lll Heres your letter one of many asking why didnt mention Diet Workshop Thanks for reminding me also received blizzard of reminders from true believers in TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly They want their share of the spotlight Soiboth Diet Workshop and TOPS get my full backing Look in the phone book take your choice and get into shape Dear Ann have friend whose cousin passed away recently saw her the day of the funeral in the beauty salon getting her hair fixed asked why she wasnt at the funeral Dot Shackleton probably doesnt know you hilt she may know what youre getting for thristmas As one of the ace wrappels at the special gift wrap counter at Sears in the Georgian Mall shes packaged hundreds of Christmas surprises of late The counter is open year round at Sears but only in the weeks before hristmas does it become veritable hive of activity Weve been wrapping steadily now since the end of November Around Christmas we just have to get extra people to help out says Marietta Robinson head of customer service and credit Even with the extra hands the crush can be over whelming People have been lined up for gift wrapping almost every night recently lhey wrapped until ItI minutes to 10 Wedncs day she notes Stores in the mall close at 30 The cost of the service varies with the size of the present which doesnt have to be bought atScars ring box may contain the most expensive itcln on shop ping list but its thc cheapest to wrap 75 cents The top price is $5 to cover solnet hing the size of vacuum cleaner Often the job is to disguise and not simply wrap The old small present in the big package trick is still favorite but Sears employees have also been called upon to camouflage stranger shaped planters microwave ovells umbrellas hockey sticks even golf cart at the request of customers Mls Shackleton and fellow wrapper Mrs Ursula Pelletier were doing all admirable job with bulky comforter during the interview Thursday Men not surprisingly ac count for much of the clientele Theyll often come in and plunk down their full Christmas bun dle to be wrapped says Mrs Robinson Women tend to use the service for only one or two items And how do thosr3 on the wrapping line feel about handl ing other peoples presents We have lot of fun although were certainly glad when its all over We pride ourselves on doing real good job says Mrs Robinson Helping hand to Christmas Fund hristmas is going to be made little happier for number of families ill the Barrie and area thanks to the success of the hristmas hecr liund sponsored by Klilt radio and the llarrie and District Ministerial Association Wayne ltjorgan left accepts cheque to the fund for Sloll51i from ltud Sitka president of the Georgian Mall Merchants Association with Santa tIaus looking on The money was raised through sales of photos of Santa laus with children at the mall lilya miner lllotol yltw my The doctor game Operation becoming outdated She said wasnt invited And furthermore Im not sen ding flowers or card was shocked but said nothing Please tell me if times have changed so much that people have to be invited to fu nerals these days Out Of It Dear Out Some funerals are privatewhich means in vitation only The family decides It seems to me however that cousin would be included even if its private funeral If your friend thinks all funerals are invitation only she is mistaken happier Christmas for El Salvador child An El Salvador child will have happier Christmas and chance for better life in 1978 thanks to Barrie resident Churchward has recent ly joined the Foster Parents Plan of Canada and adopted Ana Silvia Torres of El Salvador monthly contribution of $19 will bring assistance not only to Ana but to every member of her family She lives with her mother father brother and sister in house described in the social workers report as one made of mud and cane walls sheets of metal roof and earthern floor The report made by PLAN worker who visited the family also says their facilities include firewtxxl stove three wood and string beds four wooden stools and cartons in which the familys clothes are stored Water is brought to the house from the communal faucet there is no electricity and the family has their own latrine The $19 month will provide the family with monthly cash grant or material benefits free medical and dental care free prescriptions the guidance and counselling of social workers and the benefits of many special programs All foster children and their brothers and sisters are en couraged to attend school wherever possible Vocational training is often made possible for all members of famil The objective is to provide family with the tools to help them become in dependent and self supporting All programs are adapted to the needs of each country and and tend to be concentrated ir rural areas where the com munity can benefit particular ly through mass innoculations The Churchwards foster child is Grade student stu dying math earth sciences social studies and Spanish She is described as having black eyes black straight hair dark complexion and friendly joyful personality Anas mother has Grade education and her father is an unskilled laborer earning $56 month The familys diet con sists mainly of beans rice tor tillas coffee and eggs Foster parents and foster children correspond monthly in letters which are translated by PLAN and often develop warm and affectionate relationships which mean as much to the child as the material and finan cial aid Foster Parents Plan is work ing in 13 countries in South America Central America Asia and Africa Over 70000 children are currently being aided by individuals groups and families in Canada Australia the Netherlands and USA As your Ontario Blue Cross representative am pleased to add my personal welcome and look forward to servmg you along wuth the many others in this region already enjoying the protection of variety of Blue Cross Plans Graeme lllngston 659 King Street East Suite 208 Kitchener Ontario N26 2M4 519 5784700 BLUE CROSS DIVISION OF THE ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION spasms so By illlORllJONES tanadians who have stolies in their gall bladder have lots of company Its estimated that there are fifteen million North Americans with this problem and 800000 new cases are diagnosed each year Since survival is possible without this organ 300000 are removed annually in anada and the US llut are all these operations necessary Or has the time come to start winding down on gallbladder surgery With new and promising treatment available is the operation becoming outdated and quest ionable You have to be careful who you talk to about this loblem The general surgeons for instance may be rifle biased in their views They say that even socalled silent stories are dangerous Some may cause silddcn severe attack of abdominal pain requiring emergency surgery Or they be associated with chronic indigestion and an intolerance to fatty foods To put the final seal of ap roval on their scapel thevll remind you that some stones lock off the common bile duct and produce jaundice Theyll advise you to have prevenv live surgery belore you get any older But some doctors who were not weaned on the scalpel argue that it doesnt make sense to rclnove silent stones Af ter all 70 per cent of the people who have stones are ill that category It would mean removing l5 million gallbladders it you refusedto budge one inch froin that approach Besides there is no such thing as totally safe surgery Today with all the high powered operating room techlli ues surrounding the patient three out of every two hun red gallbaldder operations end atally So if you have silent stone why trouble trouble until trouble troubles you ONE Ollllillt POINT Theres one other point worth considering Doctors were taught for years that the common symptoms of bloating belching and fatty food sets were often the result of gallbladder disease Most ysicians still believe that their old professors were right Some experts now say however that this theory is wrong They will show you statistics that prove most people with these symptoms dont have allstones Those atients who do have gallstones and have their allblad ers out are often left with the same svmotoms The association of these symptoms and gallstones is strictly matter of chance And that these symptons are more likely due to overindulgencc peptic ulcer pancreatitis or bowel problems Where does all this leave the consumer think that the smart consumer uses selective approach with his gallblad der as with other things in life Some patients will have no choice There may be an actue attack with prolonged symptoms that necessitates emergenc surgery Failure to carry out the operation could resu in ga ngrene perforation and the development of widespread peritonitis which could be fatal Patients who have repetitive gallbladder attacks should also make arrangements to have this or an removed Much better to have the operation perform during one of the sym tomfree periods than to be rushed into surgery at the hei it of an attack ROOM FOR DEBATE But theres room for debate about the best way to handle the silent stone We know that some patients do invite trouble by following hands off approach Yet common sense tells us that 15 million North Americans dont die because they ignored silent stone In fact most of these millions will never be aware of its presen ce Life is calculated risk whatever you doBut it seems logical that theres less chance of gettinginto trouble from something thats not bothering you than voting for major operation Maybe theres reader who is already picking up the pen to send me tile ouv10us question wnat would GlttenJones do ifhe found out his gallbladder contained silent stones Id play for time and hope that the odds were in my favor woman want to chance being one or me monamy iiguics if would have lived to 90 by leaving the gallbladder alone And if needed colleague to reassure me was making the right move Id fly to England where the odds are better In that country patients have six timm less chance of having this operation Id also have one other thing in the back of my mind In Italy substance is being used to dissolve gallstones The same chemical is currently undergoing extensive clinical trials in the United States ld hope this drug would be per fected long before one of my colleagum was hovering over me with his eager scalpel Letter can be sent to GiffordJones Post Otllce mm Niagara Falls Ontario RE 688