WHISTLE

Description: WHISTLE, BLACK PLASTIC. SIDE HAS WHITE SILKSCREENED LOGO DEPICTING BASKETBALL PLAYERS AND REFEREE WITH TEXT THAT READS, “SABOA.” RAISED LETTERING ON BOTTOM OF WHISTLE READS, “MADE IN CANADA, CANADIAN PAT 1990, US PAT 4821670, INT’L PAT ISSUED, FORTRON INTERNATIONAL INC.” TOP OF WHISTLE HAS RAISED LETTERING THAT READS, “FOX 40 CLASSIC.” END OF WHISTLE HAS KEY-RING LOOP WITH ATTACHED BRACELET. BRACELET IS BLACK COTTON CORD WITH TIN AND PLASTIC PRESSED ENDS ATTACHED TO PRESSURE CLOSING HOOKS.

History: WHEN QUESTIONED BY GALT COLLECTIONS STAFF ON OCTOBER 15, 2012, DONOR BILL HALMA RELATED TO STAFF THAT HE, “BUYS ½ DOZEN WHISTLES EVERY YEAR,” GOING THROUGH THAT NUMBER IN THE SAME TIME DUE TO, “BITING OR CHEWING INTO THEM.” "THEY’RE ALWAYS IN YOUR TEETH,” HE SAID. "THE WORLD STANDARD WHISTLE IN BASKETBALL OFFICIATING IS THE “FOX 40, INVENTED BY A CANADIAN" STATED HALMA. HIS WHISTLES ARE SOURCED FROM THE SAME PLACE AS HIS JERSEYS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE PERMANENT RECORD AND P20120037001.