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GRIMSBY PLANING MILLS PHONE 27 T to pro Eho e mursing service for 113 public school rooms. Under the new plan, Thursday, March 29th, 1945. WILL ESTABLISH poft of county council‘s special committee on public health, was presented last week by Reeve R. A. Saunders, Beamsville, chairman of the subâ€"committee, It received the support of every member of the council except Reeve Leslie Lymâ€" burner, Caistor township, who felt that schoo} areas now being set up should be given an opportunity to make in school nursing service. _ Reeve Saunders pointed out that ratepayers from most parts of the Walker, M. S. Nelles, C. M,. Bonâ€" ham, N. Nelles, C, Bell, Russell Young, J. H. Gillesple, Fred Kitâ€" chen, N. Harris, B. H. Scott, Gorâ€" don Metcalfe, Peter Marlow, Wm. Palmer, W. G. Brand, Stan Girling, Howard Hysert, and their very helpful assistants, the girls of the Grimsby High School." Bourne, L. A. Bromley, Geo. Wheeler, P. V. Smith, Stan. Globe, Jas. Baker, A. Fulton, Doug, Hartâ€" nett, Clayt Rahn, John Vooges, C. D. Millyard, E. J. Muir, G. G. Bourne, D. E. Anderson, E. Stoneâ€" house, R. D. Colpitts, K, C. Baxter, Vie Catton, Howard Ingichart, John Hewitt, Roy Farrel!, C. W. Lewis, H. B. Matchett, C. J. DeLaâ€" plante, Mel Johnson, H. Dickson, J. H. Gibson, W. A. McNiven, B. Geddes, R. O. Smith, Geo. Marr, Vie ‘Thompson, Geo. Nelies, Jim CONTINUA TIONS GRIMSBY REACHES after grants have been received time to help in this most worthy |from the government, it would cost cause :" the county ratepayers an estimated Canvassers $17,000 a year. This would proâ€" This week we were fortunâ€" ate to secure a quantity of Spruce Cove ll‘::’ a n d Fiooring. Come place your order now to be assured of delivery. PENIN8SULA LUMBER AND SUPPLIES Although our shipment was delayed somewhat we are glad to tell you that we have on hand all sizes of gyproc sheets. Our low price of $42.00 per thousand square feet makes your alteration job quite economical. If you are planning to plaster we have Gypros Lath in stock Lumber Items §5 Ib. Roofing. Per Roil _â€"â€"-â€"--20 er null 2. ... 2+ 35 Ib. Smooth. I FAF HQI] «ommc KÂ¥ Gyproc Has Arrived! standing values here is a list of the prices: Meavy Thick Butt. o vuary _ 000 90 ib. Roofing. Lock Style. _ PENINSULA LUMBER BULLETIN Spring Sale on Roofing. We invite you in to see display samples showing the attracâ€" Get your order in for reâ€" "Miss Ann Crane , Treasurer THE PICK OF TOBACCO it DOES taste good in a pipe Local Chairman. From Page One 1.52 3.10 ‘The following will give some idea of how funds were subscribed: $2.00 to $40.00â€"180 Members. $50.00 to $199.00â€"37 Members. $200.00 to $409.00â€"66 Members. $500.00 to $000.00â€"12 Members. $1,000. to $5,000.â€"8 Members. ‘This includes twelve Organizaâ€" tions and several Groups, so that the number of subscribers interestâ€" ed in our Hospital would be about 500, all of which has been acknowâ€" ledged by official receipts which are honored by the Department of Income Tax. Whe need of this Hospital, toâ€" gether with that of a fitting living token for those who have gone beâ€" fore, including our War Heroes was the conception of West Linâ€" coln Memorial Hospital; a small complete institution to serve our needs at home. Bome five Civilian and Military Memorials have been provided for within the Hospital, and we underâ€" stand others are being contemplatâ€" Grimsby, with Branches at other points being under consideration. ‘This has been a very important step towards the successful mainâ€" tenance and operation of the enterâ€" membership of 99 were formed in money pledged and intimated justiâ€" fies the Directors in feeling that During the year, Branches of a Ladies‘ Auxiliary with a total for funds, which have now reached a total of $33,474.00 paid in, as of HOSPITAL REPORT been completed to they piast During the same feriod under review, the Finance Committee has "I think this is one of the bigâ€" gest and best steps this council has ever taken," said Reeve Waiter H. Sheppard, Niagara Township. _City council, the St. Catharines Board of Health, and Dr, Currey will be approached on the plan, Montgomery, Clinton ‘Township. ""Some of them try to do a job, but they do not want to hurt the feelâ€" Ings of people in their own comâ€" munity even when they know that something should be done to proâ€" tect the health of the public and clean up nuisances." Proposed personne and cost as drawn up by the committee was: For medical officer of health, $5,â€" 500 a year; assistant M.O.HM. $5,â€" 000; second assistant, $4,000; supâ€" erintendent of nurses, $2,000; a staff of 12 nurses, $18,500; three administration bringing the estiâ€" mated total cost for county and city for one year to $59,250, or about $1.00 per person for the 60,000 residents of Lincoln County and the city of St.. Catharines. By having the city health deâ€" partment extend its present service to the county a considerable savâ€" ing would be effected because the G. Dawson, Niagara township. We would be very fortunate in securing the services of a man like Dr. Currey, who is an expert in this work," said Warden Cecil Seâ€" cord. "He told me that there are sufficient nurses available for the plan, and he thinks he could have the organization operating efficâ€" lently by the time school opens municipality," added Reeve George Other featurew of the plan, as embodied in the report to council, are: Prevention of acute comâ€" municable diseases; control of chronic . communicable _ diseases such as tuberculosis and vencreal disease; protection of the local water supply, food supply and conâ€" trol of nulsances, with consideraâ€" tion for the adequate disposal of sewage and refuse and school health supervision for both elemenâ€" tary and secondary schools, and "an acceptable type of approach to the health problems that affect inâ€" fants and young children." "With this service, the health of the whole county within 10 years would be greatly benefitted, and at a cost not much greater than it is now," believed â€" Reputyâ€"Reeve R vide nursing service to some schools which do not have the serâ€" vice now. ‘There would be more nurses, working under supervision of a qualified medical head rather than under a school inspector. Members of the council expressed dissatisfaction with the school nursing organization as it is now operating. "It would relieve us of our own THE GRIMSBY INDEPENDENT DAWES BLACK HORSE BREWERY