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the georgetown herald wedneaday may 9th 1945 ch new knox lysfbflsfan omtwa qmi csmb o cochrane ba bjd 10 aj 11 jn pubno wnb m acoontarioe with the proclamation of the acting prime minister a ar- fjdq of thanksgivto and redtodloattan will be held in both churches umehmme presbyterian omneh 2 pjoa sunday school 8 pin- pubtto worship the united church of canada rev r o todd ba miniate mlse lyndn stewart atom music director sunday may 13th by royal pro clamation a day of prayer and thanksgiving 10 a m special pamuy day open ses- sjon in the sunday school fathers and mothers ol the pupue here and in the armed forces cordially invited 11 am thanksgiving and rededlca- tion holy cxwnanunlon 1 pjtn thanktful remembrance of heroes long live the cause ol preedoml god save the k ng winston churc hill may bth 1m6 st johns church stewarttewn rev s r oolebrook rector 2 p xn sunday school 2 pm thanksgiving service lor vic tory si stephens church hornby 10 45 am sunday school 11 16 am thanksgiving service for victory st pauls chnreh norrml 730 pm thanksgiving service victory it is hoped that all the members of the parishes will attend these services for st georges church ven w g o thompson rector sunday after ascension holy communion 8 am sunday school 10 am ma ins 11 am albans church glen williams u after ascension holy communion 930 ajn sunday school 1030 ajn in accordance with the proclama tion solemn services of prayer and thanksgiving will be held in st geor ges and st albans churches sunday flmt baptist chnreh minister rev j e ostrom organist miss m cook sunday may 13th 11 am dmne worship 3 pjn bible school 646 pjn gospel songs 7 pjn gospel ser vice a day ol thanksgiving rejoic ing and restoration mrs ostrom will sing mr ostrom will speak ttie young people meet on monday at 8 pjn the midweek service on wed at pm welcome glen wmtaaas united cham rev p j duxtlop 2 pjm sunday school 7 pxa church servtos rev j l salt ba minister sunday school 10 ajn public worship u ajn norval sunday school s pjn public worship 1 pjn r hair cress chews rev ft v mass at e ajn 2nd and h ban- days 11 an 1st 3rd and ma stza- daya active service notes the weather m h ibm apparently old dame weather 1 been playing a huge joker game on afl and sundry that yaar oot us au hot up with the idea we were going to haw a remaianblr earty spring and can it be aandcnwfl that we were all taken in on it when the w ther warmed up in early april till we lei the cumace out and started our early gardening the leaves on trees were more than half out and the spring birds came back three four weeks earlier than usual now away on in fmcvmhy she has let us in on tbe joke twtth midapril weather we have had to resume abe furnace stoking the early gardeners have carried so much mud into the house the house cleaning will all have to be done over again the early birds have had a lot of cold housekeeplns to keep their eggs and newly hatched young from freezing on frosty nights and vegetation has stood still for a couple of weeks as if waiting to see wrjat will come next in the meantime thank god for victory in europe and a warm wel come awaits our soldier boys after what they have been through they will tell you this is the finest country on earth those are some of the facts here ere some of the figures the average daily temperature for the first week in may was 42 degrees two degrees low er than he first week in april date h l raln- temp fall tues may 1 46 33 wed may 2 57 27 thurs may 3 53 32 pri may 4 44 39 jw sat may s 47 f sun may 6 61 mon ma 7 so 31 public school news glen home bereft at wars end the otosint hours of the european war brought grief to the home of mr and mrs matthew beaumont of ghen williams when news was received last saturday that their son pie clarence beaumont had been killed in action in holland on april lath overseas for almost three yean pte beaumont who was 23 years old was a veteran of the campaigns in sicily and italy and was transferred to holl and when the 1st canadian corps left italy several weeks ago prior to en listment he was euqpioyedtwlui smith jst stone ltd bom in the chen he attended school there and was a mem ber of st albania chtiroh of england surviving are his parents a sister ruth of toronto and six brothers ab delmar at present home on leave from the navy pte melwin caspp borden junior glen williams rup ert georgetown and jack and will iam of toronto to these the sym pathy of the community is extended in the sad loss of a son and brother scotch block native dies in us dr charles s hardy a native of hal ton county died at ids home in summit nj on april 21st at the age of 81 born on the hardy home stead in the scotch block he was the son of the late mr and mrs john hardy an outstanding dentist he was a member of the society for the advancement of science washington associate fellow of the american medical association member of the connaught club london and was ixnoured by a fellowship in the inter national college of dentists a world wide organization with a limited membership of less than 500 he also presented with a membership in college of science hardy leaves to mourn his loss wife two sons and two grandons three brothers john hard milton george hardy guelph and william h irdy miami florida and three sis ters mrs r hmclaughlin nerval and crozierslrceasv llle pie john graham wife and children arrjve in canada the competitive spirit in softball at the puollc school this spring is ex ceptionally keen as a result a league consisting of four teams lias been formed the teams with their respec live capbaus are as follows giants bui muir cardinals bill bullivant j mrs ward ruddell georgetown canucks ross dillon white sox george rogers the first game was played in the park on thursday last with rtv coc hmiu official umpire although the weather was threatening the game was completed the oarck nosing oui the giants 76 the hitting and fielding was excellei t the batteries of muir and peters tor the giants htrrington and lavole for the cards were in midseason form in the second game the canucks play the white sox the lineups for the teams were as follows giants douglas norton 3b corey herrlngton if donald bryden s s jack hillier 2b ronald deniham lb james olazler cf kenneth mendhaxn battery muir and peters cards hugo tapp lb richard grace if bui bulllvmot 2b henry chaplin cf donald burns 3b don ald brill s s earl walters rf bat tery herrlngton and lavole medical health officers report as presented to council space limitations of the past lew weeks have postponed publication of the 1044 report of the medical officer of health which was presented to council at their march meeting con taining as it does important recom mendations about sewage high school a and pubuc health in general the report is important to every resident of the community and we urge every subscriber to read it oarefuthr bd hlga school condltkma have not changed since the report of your med ical officer of health in 1943 little impiovement can be expected in sucfl an antiquated building there are no facilities for storage of gymnasium and outdoor clothing the oduor of such material hanging in the halls is not pleasant class rooms are used for taking of midday lunches which is not proper for the students or the rooms used there is no gymnasium during inclement weather students receive physical training in a small hall these activities are of little value to those taking part and a source of annoyance to those in the school rooms the air is foetid for 31 the lack of a school auditorium curtails extramural activities and sch ool morale suffers there is no acc omodation for vocational training a room should be set aside for physical examination of students injured or suddenly 111 heating lighting and ventilation are unsatisfactory your medical officer of health condemns without reservation the high school building pupils attending the school are denied the benefits of environ ment and equipment which is accepted as a matter of course by any enlight ened municipality public school heating lighting and tilation are fair at most times toilet accommodation is adequate and clean liquid soap dispensers should used for a dumping around on aocoons of the presence of rata furs and un pleasant odours it la recommended that another site be used and an in cinerator areotod prevenusn of cmnsnnlcable disease a general campaign ttf iinlaat- lon was carried on in the municipal ity during the past year the work was done by tie local board of hea lth in the following itmhttwi in february every unvaccinated school child is given a consent poxm which describes the importance of vaccination against smallpojft nb cblw was vaccinated without the writ ten consent of a parent as a resuu 41 children were successfully vaccin ated this included several preschool children during september and october the same procedure was followed for 1mm- unlaatlon against dipthcrla those children who had not been given di phtheria toxoid before entering school were given 3 inoculations at 3 week intervals it has been found that the protection afforded by toxoid wanes in a small percentage of cases begins to wane in ajbou 5 years according ly every school child who had not been immunized for o years was given a reinforcing dose inoculations against scarlet fever have not been cairied out b the local board of health as a public health measure until a more reliable toxin is developed suet treatment will not be tarried out the value of whooping cough vac cina has been proving most satisfact ory and is given all infants as a rout ine by most practising physicians the dangerous age of this disease is during infancy and early childhood statistics indicate that more young children die from whooping cough than from diphtheria and scarlet fever combined iniih- should be given lx supplied for wash basins the p at about 6 months of age vi iran ol ln md i hill t irs rerseai pte joiuvr graham of norval arm wl in toronto on april 17 in rotatlo i leave eiyliituife in bram yscots he went b940 he landed liui had since lelglum and england in mnlaiifthunbhtjcg jauiho in toaumto oanon h p d woodcock omdated at the wedding on saturday evening in christ church deer park of hel- olse patricia bruce daughter of mrs bruce clifton rd and the late ar thur b d bruce to robert john mc laughlin of mlradon georgetown son of donald r mclaughlin oiven in marriage by her brother blair bruce the bride wore white peaudesoie with scroll neckline and pton wut tlu lo ovtrseas with them in m france on d dii seer action in frar holland returning march on may 5th 1942 he was married to patricia miller of waterloo liver pool and mrs graham with their children maureen age 2 and 8tnonth old john jr joined pte graham in toronto tewo days after his arrival though coming over at the same time they were unable to secure passages on the same boat they are spending his furlough with his mother mrs j graham who moved from norval to port dalhousle while her son was over seas on friday night s reception is to be held in nelson hall when friends and relatives from the district will gather to welcome the couple to canada good news for francis family pte krlc clarke who enlisted in the canadian infantry three weeks ago spent the wcelc end at his home her he is stationed it chatham ontario eric is the third son of mrs barry coarke and the late mr clarke to enlist a brother snooks was dls charged last june after three years service in italy and slcllj a second brother birry was discharged last month after being wounded while kt ring in holland congratulations lo pte albert stap leton son of mr and mrs h staple ton of norval who celebratd otf birthday in germany larf sunday pte jajbefc mcnrven aervtog in oennoay has sent home a most ln- ter parcel of so for bat jarenta and mr and mrs bruce mo- jftven and family they are on dis play ha the herald office window this week and include 2 white silk dr for nieces peggy arm and gail made q oermany near the remagen bridge a oota bracelet dutch and german sfume scarf made fnxna and a ooople of patr of a prisoner in germany since the dieppe raid the good news was rec elved last saturday by mrs b francis that her son cpl edward f prancis a cape of gossamer lace falling over i had been liberated from a german pr the shoifdera she wore her mo thers heirloom veh trimmed with or ange blossoms and carried an allwhite bouquet of gardenias and sweet peas bridesmaids were miss barbara be- dolfe and miss mary mackenzle who won flower aqua crepe in similar de slftn with mohair 1ntn lart milts and bouquets of laviidcr stocks mid d rosea william f allan was groom man fir un wedding trip celled in a jrw i i with navy hnt ard jhi lher trim lion camp employed with ptovvwial paper ltd for eleven years prior to jr ining the army on sept 10th 1930 up wis taken prisoner aug 10 1943 i7k family had bwn kriu worried us no imws hart lxon received from opi pollution tin bride tr if wxj suit u r lilni i v k i- iis aimrtrhkrs iiaiton ffdfration of agric hi turf rrancls stiwe last september and they n jo fully waiting for a letter from mm now ills only bniuicr pte ii rnincls was killed in uullrsl world war provision of a room to be used solhy for medical examinations immunizat ion procetiures flst iid and medital records would add to the eftkitiuj of public health work a 1irge iissetnbj hall with imprctd stating arrange merits would be of ichintagp i in stic rhe standards of domes tic snnit it k ii ire rontinuallj itnpro nit due o tht building of new modern uiiri an j renovation of jlder ones i lie gridiihl disappearance of md stables is evidence of i for higher standards refuse collect ion has eradinted m my nuisances ilu provision of a sewer system will t liminate the lust major worrj of the householder recreational the neea of a recrea lion a 1 or commurity centre is being felt by most progressive municipalities and some have already been provided although intended primarily for boys and girls it would be equally useful for adults no better war memorial could be provided because the great er proportion of children during the nex few years will be those of veter ans ad the present war a large cen- tally located playground with proper equipment should be a postwar project the areabe sts would be ideal when the stream free of pollution sjj industrial the sanitary conditiane of industries are good no problems have been encountered during the past year there do not appear to be any serious health hazards in george town industries there are ft number of skin eruptioiis due chiefly to a sensitivity toward certain chemicals female employees are particularly susceptible to oils and greases it is recommended that ample washing fac littles be provided by industries where such conditions exist thorough wa ling of the cxosed parts of the body will minimize the occurrence of these ruptlonrs nuisaiues from industrial wastes ams bv industrial is a result of the current campaign and the work cf former years it is tst inwted that of tl e public school child rem 86 6 per cei t art now protected against fiiphthei and 81 5 per cent agiirlst smaupon continued on another pag limeholbe the annual meeting and election of privies i officers of limehouse women s insti desire tute was held at mrs glsby s on thursdaj april 26th the roll call was an answer to four questions as follows payment of fees the month in which each member would prefer to be hostess the highlight of the years work in your opinion and the charac teristics of a good leader reports were heard on the yearswork from convenors of standing committees offi cers and those in charge of war work the sec treasurer s report showed 13 regular and a number of special meet ings held with an average attendance of 136 twenty members enrolled the finan statement showed 1785 raised during the year an morease of u0 00 over the previous year of this 30900 was spent for war work the nwt for a victory banc 3s dosen chairs for socials seeds and pttsas cor the school victory gardens gifts to sfck persona a donation to scott mis sion of toronto supplies for parties and county expanses as weq dfetty bags valued at t0ooo were donated to the navy league by members and friends of the w l and a load of sal vage was given the acton war services league utcie sewing was dons but although the number of garments in knitting was just 36 quite a number of them were turtleneck heavy swea ters mrs cmatoy was ap m gate to the dwrlot annual wttfc the president and dkrtc tor it ww decided to hosa at 3 pjn for the t ueouon of officers mrs w mitchell resuked m cotton presldentrsfra j u bk 1st vkvpresklontriam 8 otaby 2nd vteeprondent mia r mjov ton district director una brown branch direotoremm h mrs e satxford mrs r audttoramrs j nbol wright convenor red cross knltttng k e miller convenor red cross sewing mi klrkpatrlck convenor quilts mrs s glsby a mrs noble roll call convenor mrs wright convenors of standing oonanibteea- citlsgnehlp mrs f brown borne economics mra wright agri and can industries mrs vey ft h social welfare mrs a benton historical reseaioh mrs sms hurst asst mrs mitchell publicltymra r mlhft mrs gl3by and mrs noble were pointed to help raise the funds x may mrs gteby served lunch at close quite a large number of ne and friends of mr and mrs norrie met at their home here tuesday night lor a farewell partly wesentation prior to their moving thedr new home in georgetown a benton read the address and w chell and a spiteer presented with a lovely trilight lamp mirror wall ornaments mrs otaby on of the institute read an address mrs miller presented mrs norrie two silhouette pictures mr and norrie thanked all th friends balance of the evening was spen dancing mr and mrs c a grant of to ronto spent the week end with smethurst does jour husband talk sleep no its ternblj uig he just grins all your eyes 111 annuai lunnut fnj all 1am f mm i union of toronto be bonis of on wrdnosdij v r ln april 25tli m open nwetlng wv h id m the i mifisfl tin itr mllu n nnd r the b nq i i was isplos of the halt n rwi ration of given afalr iltur tit m rtliik which wns mr h v tjitfmua over h president paul fisher sp itk r and uv of burlkigtoih was ik id for the pur- n rton is pose of providing an opportunity of m islral m it vim sm nt union numbers and k i wis i njoyrd the first nnnual dln- l f r of louil 474 alii ii i ix i mill aliioh was li id t isl iy1 lu n th oddfillows hill tin liulhs of ver lit rebekiu i uril foi 1 it and i iiling n ill iixiis lie us nt t lin fliif si ever connii k whs guest union president roy miisu i i u r monies prmuwil b halton residents securing a clear cut t mlssei mary moycr and marlon hop picture of recent legislation enacted bum with t 1 duct- an 1 hnrry hull psrtainmf to health dr the hon r p vivian minister of health and welfare who was introduced by mr stanley hall gave a most interesting end illuminating address in which he explained the county health unit and tie muilcipij healh service plan reeve j m mcdonald of acton also apofcebnefly in connection with the steps taken to data by the bklton county oouncfl that rattan residents are keenly in terested to this ifwmittfm was vary evident by the large aodlenos which was reptsaantatrrw of an sottona of the and andy dewhurst comic songs a number of toils included rhr king propnd by thomas eason jr the armed forces by j boyle and the guests by t bason jr and re sponded to by stan flnlay j d god frey alex mccumber jack crirfilon and miss margaret murray tribute was paid to 51 employees who had enlisted from the plant in the armed serrtces and a special remem brance tor four who had given their lives m the cause of freedom bft stewart laaelaren ptes krvtn hilts and harold fl and ab victor midar waste roiulnuf s installation of a sewer svsteni is the onlj means of cr idlcatltik this situation 2 general hurvrv of other health irohlrm a sfwtit si stkm iiwuillntlon i such a sj4 in in rtiirfei town is lemp ov rdne hie growth of the town is m kiai ilng sanitarj problt ins if yon attach as much 1 tance to navms yom aya aa5 amlned as e do you aal b asj i 0 t wslnr k0 omsy in the prist i llsmsl of much longi r primitive in i tods or a ilr cannot be used i 1 yt ar mort coss i nks in fvtrilow- lnints tlinlnliu into inl toini u iiku te tills material a in trtnms i llnud by ind- t h e a t r e friday may 1 1 grisslfys millions 1iul kuh mrcinia urr the big bonanza lliihinl rh n june iraiw i nc now is hit his projtv t tbnc to make plans for mi i lclpnlltlcs are bo teri to prepare f r nec essary chlc m provements ns a pnrt if postwar re lib illation it is rcc- ommciided that n sanitarj engineer be ransulted regirclng uie making of a survey and th probable cost of a sewer system it la probable that the federal gjvemmci t will assist indirect ly ir the financing of prelects such as this many municipalities are now making plans for civic improvements it seems likely that those who have complete plans will be the first to benefit from such assistance fb refuse disposal this has been a boon to bcmaeboldgrs and coll ection has been satisfactory the method of disposal however is tn- ths pais should not be saturday may 12 matinee at 3 meet me in st louis trchnlrolorl with judv garland margaret o brim cartoon ujiwelcome guest chapter i 2 adventures of smiling jack tuesday and wednesday may is and 16 a tree grows in brooklyn from the dorcl br bcttr smlui wttb h ay magaznb jmmi lulu cartoon im just curioma