"'ÀOntarlo 2O" Helpfor Newcomers There's a lady in Hamilton who has been married to a bigamist for 24 years. Now she wants an anntilment. She is 81 years old. A suburban liomeowner is in jimminent danger of being intîndated by his nieighibor's three-foot higher property, now inadequately contained by a bulging, oozing, flimsy wood fenice. A landed immigrant, awaiting the arrivaI of his 8 year old daughiter from the old counitry, wonders if there is a surner sehool whcre sicsvill bc able to learn English. A young lady from Portugal ncceds lier High School Diplomna t ranlslatcd 5sosic can get a job. A Yugooslaiv-I)ornimmiiiigrant wanits to know if his Ortario driver's liccense will bc valid wlcen lie gocs homnc to X'ugoslavia oni vacation. ( Answer: No. Yugoslavia recogniizes onlv an initcrnat ional license. ) What have aIl tliese people in commion? 1) They are all immiigranits to Ontario; 2 'lliTev :ll have problcmns; 3) Tlhcy have aIl xv rit ten to Onîario -'0 for liclp. And in virtually cvcry case, ONTARIO 20, througli Ontario Welcomce House, an agency of the Ministry of Community and Social Services, has been able to come to their rescue. One lady, a World War Two refugee, reports that after lier husband was taketi prisoner behind the Iron Curtain she came to Ontario wliere she met a compatriot and fellow-refugee. The couple lived togetlier as man and wife for 25 ycars. Together they saved up to buy a home, becarne' Canadian citizens, and gradually buit a 'good life. But whcn the man died suddenly of a heart attack, the lady, who had looked forward to a comfortable old age in her own home, suddenly diseovered that hler lifetime partner hiad died witliout a will, and now she was in danger of Iosing everything she had worked so liard for. ONTARIO 20, symbolizing the 20 Ontario Government Ministries which serve aIl the people of Ontario, was con- ceived and 'is coordinated by the Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism on behiaîf of ail the Ontario WH ITBY FR EE PRESS, WEON ESDAY. AU GUST 28th, 19 74, PAGE 3 Ministries. lndustry and> Tourismn Minister Claude Bennett said: "The Communication Program was designed to inform principally the ethnie peoples of our province of the various types of government services freely and readily available to tliem in the management of their day-to-day lives.", The ONTARIO 20 messages have gone out in 29 languages on ethnie radio programs, four languages on TV, and inseores of weekly and foreign-language newspapers ail over the province. And the people have responded - by the hundreds! Somne need jobs, somne need proper housing, some have medical problems, some want members of their overseas families to join tliem here in Ontario, while others have become the victims of fraud. For the newcomners to our province, many of them' lonely, confused,- unable to communicate properly in Englisli, the Government's ONTARIO 20 Communfication Program lias provided a real boost in lielping them settie in to a wliole new life-stvle. TODAY'S HEALTH Safety precautions needed to lessen Iead poison risk by David Woods Lead doesn't have to corne in the form of a bullet to be hazardous to your health. This ancient, alrnost indestruc- tible, metal is al around us in one form or another: in the air, in the soul, in everyday products.such as paint and pipinig, batteries and gasoline. Human beings have minute quan- tities of lead in them, too; and that's quite normal. But larger amounts can be decidedly dangerous. People whose occupations in- volve working with lead are, of course, the most vuinerable: smel- ters, painters, instructors in indoor firing ranges, and, less commonly since the advent of photocompo- sition techniques, typesetters. For ail these people the answer is. qLite simply. to separate the lead from the worker. This means in- stalling effectivé exhaust systems, eliminating dusty conditions, not eating ini work areas - and flot going home in lead-covcred clothing. Inhaling or ingesting too much lead can cause muscle weakness or lead colic, with intermittent ab- dominal pain. Prolonged exposure can produice anem.. Theres aiso a muscle condition knowvn as "painters wrist drop," which occurs in aduits. For some reason. lead poisoning affects muscles in aduflts and the central nervous system in children. Lead poisoning in children may cause- îhem to becomne sleepy, off- color and irritable - and then have convulsions. This usually occurs be- cause they've swallowed lead-based paint, peeling from old watts. Statistics on lead poisoning aren't tc6o reliable, but the problem is a source of concern to public and industrial health workers. This awareness lias brought action that remnoved tead fromn glazed drinking vesels, toothpaste tubes and other products. For the individual, the answer is to recognize that lead is a toxic sub- stance - and a very powerful one. Keep the lid on paint cans, wash and change alter painting, don't leave old car batteries lying around, and keep lead - in any form- away f rom chilIdren., As well as protecting yourself, remember that domestic and other animais can also sufer from lead poisoning. Farmers who empty trac- tor crankease oul (which contains about 10 per cent lead) onto the soit are endangering their livestock. And it's estimated that more than one million ducks and geese die each year - not from stopping hunters' bullets, but from eating spent lead shotgun pellets that lie on marsh or pond bottoms. In many ways. lead bas served us well. it has been used for leaded window panes. to put roofs on our churches, and protect us from1 X-ra vs. But it ranks high as a source ol poison -and should be handle~ ,s% th extreme caution. 1~ B BIBLE SCHOOL - 9:45 a&. BUS SERVICE PROVIDED WORSHIP SE ERVlCt - I1 arn. EVENING SERVICE - 6:52 p.m. NURSERY PRO VIDED FOR AU. SERVICES TUESDAY: Pioneer Girls and 6: 156 pj.. Christian Servce Brigade to 7:45 p.m Bible Study end Proyer Meeting 8:00p.m MINISTER 0F OLITEAClI REV. RALPH DUNN thru 1»M«A-' L oi 94 Foskett in Roof ing &Re-roof ing Elraneý Eavestroughing Aluminum Faiih &qgislCYurc* 419 rock Street Noe'fh Whitby, On"ao Telephooe 416) 668-25oe SUNDA' *SERVICES IVOICE OF FAITH - caibeS6 I 9p.m1 lt& 3ed Sunday emchmonth JOUA-ad &À 94W ,