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World j ftri -i- By Caroline Ion i f How eye conscious are we of us take the sense of very much for granted We abuse our eyes by reading un der poor light We overture them with concentrated efforts on close work forgetting that the muscles of the eyes need a rest and change of occupation just as do the other muscles in our body Cane week is a par ticularly good to become eye conscious said Hugh Mac- Donald of the Canadian Council of the Blind and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind- Mr is a member of the White Cane Week commit tee If you can lead this be thankful for your sight Doctors claim that half the blindness in Canada is prevent able When we realize Out more than are we can this pre- of blindness ion Is really everybody bud- tad no one realises it more those who have lost their sight The majority of the blind are friendly people who would like to impress upon their alibi ed neighbors the value of eye Sire V relax our safety Instructions A knife scissors or even a pencil should always be carried with the pointed end held down At the first sign of eye trouble an eye specialist should be con sulted An early diagnosis may lead to an easy remedy To safeguard the eyesight of young ones ho precautions should be overlooked But even with the best of care some will lose their sight and for them the provides sym pathetic understanding and practical help As part of White Cane Week Mr MacDonald continu ed we place posters in the schools remind motorists and pedestrians about common sense safety precautions and do every thing we can to make Canada conscious Yet every year the number of blind increases ft is not an alarming increase he added But just the same prompt attention to trouble the careful handling of sharp in struments and common sense care of the eyes will conserve the precious gift of sight White Cane week will have a special meaning this year for the thousands of blind persons in Toronto and the five neighbor ing counties of York Ontario Peel and Plans are being made for a ILLUSTRATED TALK GIVEN TO NURSES Miss Jean Wilson assistant professor at the University of Toronto school of nursing was the guest speaker at the regular Meeting of Chapter 2 District Registered Nurses association of Ontario Miss Wilson spoke on her trip to Rio do Janeiro where she attended the International Congress of Nurses in Mrs Viola pre sided at the meeting which was held on February lit Johns school Miss Wilson Was intro duced by Miss Isabel Cody Miss Bertha moved the vote of thanks Miss Wilson showed colored slides dfhef trip She outlined briefly the work of the Congress of Nurses to which the majority of countries in the world belong Canada is a member Require ments for membership are The national organization of the country must be representative of all the nurses in the country The national association must be governed solely by nurses and all members of the national group must be registered in their own country The next congress will be held in Italy in 1957 At the close of the meeting a social halfhour was spent Re freshments were served under the of Mrs Anne Home And School Council Hears centre for the blind in this area The appeal is the first for capital funds in years -VV- The new centre will replace aging and Inadequate buildings which are at present scattered throughout the Toronto area it will enable the to help rehabilitate blind persons more efficiently and more Many have lost their sight accidents said Mr MacDonald accidents appeal to finance construction are usually caused by careless- of a training and re new You can lose your vision in matter That is why the teaching of safety habits both at school and home are so important In the schools a constant program of safety is carried But we as parents must our children the correct use of knives scissors and other sharp objects before they reach school We should- never allow children to play carelessly with We remember a tragic incident which in our neighbor hood while we were living in the city Some young boys were playing Kick the Can after school They were having a boisterously happy time when one boy turned as the can came Whirling through the sharp edge struck him in the eye An emergency operation failed to save the sight the care lessness of the moment had cost that young lad the loss of one eye After it had happened it was too late for the regrets and ques tions Why were they playing with a sharpedged can some one asked They knew better than that When they were playing with dangerous equip ment why didnt they take more care asked another The point is that the accident did happen and as with most accidents it was preventable That to why we parents must keep a constant vigil against such dangers We must do everything possible to make our childrens play areas safe That is why we can never afford to FOR PHOTOGRAPHS STUDIO PHONE PLAN BANQUETS SCOUTS AND Only nine members were sent for the quarterly meeting of the ScoutGuide Mothers auxiliary on February The meeting was held in the Scout hall under the chairmanship of Mrs Victor The annual banquets were the main business The annual banquets for the scouts cubs guides and brown ies are planned for the first Friday night is now recognized as TeenTown Kite in New market Weekly over 200 youths from Newmarket and the sur rounding districts join in the fun at the dances sponsored by them selves through the Newmarket Teen i- at the dances are the Many saw and heard at the theatre a few Weeks ago No one is om itted from the fun on Friday nights with the program provid ing Jones Hops and other specialties which require the cooperation of everyone in the In the past three months over 100 young people joined Teen Town All of these members carry- the card of maroon and while which bears the crest containing the motto Citizens of Tomorrow Many other towns of a similar size provide a club for their TcenAgers Most popular are the and the The amount of money in volved this type of organiza tion is great and TeenTown realizes that such an undertaking lies in the future A clubhouse is a definite asset to a town It could be an old Talk By The Ontario President Home and School members to be able to meet the future By are the people who for the past I this we are doing no more than years have been the friends of living democracy We are said Mrs Tay lor president of the Ontario Fed eration of Home and School associations when she addressed the founders meeting of York- council in Aurora on Thursday Feb 4 Mrs Taylor chaired fipanel which followed the presentation of the Urn For Every Child Representatives Home and School associations within couripilAvere present presided A was extended to Stouf Hen derson Ave and Dis trict High School associations which have been organized re cently The meeting opened with the singing of Canada with Mrs Atkinson at the piano and prayer by the president We roust decide what kinds of friends we are and what we should be doing if that is our pur pose as Home and School people continued Mrs Taylor Educa tion staunch friends We must take time to examine educa tion to find out what it is trying to do We must be willing to accept changes in these changing times and not be slowed by the overcautious or the overanxious Our membership numbers in Canada and if we are to do our Job we must be aware of both the needs of and the dangers of education With such force of concerned friends the needs of the child for always the child must come first can be served Our aim must be to help the child at all ages ana in all phases week in March As yet no social convener has been appointed so J house church hall in it ping there is no one to take charge tables dart boards- billiard of the planning of the two ban quets Volunteers should con tact the president Mrs The scout hall has been en larged with the inclusion of a stage by the Scout Mens com mittee With this extra space it will be possible to have the scouts cubs and their dads on one night and the brownies guides and mothers on an other instead of the four ban quets as have been necessary in the past It was decided to hold the two banquets in the same week It will mean less work for the members of the Mothers auxil iary which caters for both ban quets The Scout Mens committee tables and other games could be provided There could be a ra dio and a record player for those who like to practice new dancing steps A small reference library could be established Perhaps a work shop and a dark room for the carpenters and amateur photog raphers would attract many Archery no doubt would attract a large number of members Such a development would bring pride to bur town Young men and women would share their interests feeling perfectly at ease in a crowd DONATIONS MADE TO Many donations of produce money and equipment have been received by York County tal Miss Thomas super intendent of nurses for the hos pital reports the following tributtohs jams jellies marma lade and honey Sharon Women Institute conserve marmalade jelly and jam Wing Comman der Lloyd Chadburn chapter hampers of apples and vegetables and maple syrup Lady Eaton 10 used to purchase stainless steel forcep jars for nursery Union Street Womens Institute a Mrs two Aurora Womens Insti tute and 14 from the Hospital auxiliary i i WC4TU to everyone the chance to develop within himself Home and School has learned a great deal about the needs of the child- It has contributed to a better understanding of him hut Home and School could do more for education Arewe asking- too much Of education Are expecting too much- from our schools TTte schools cant do everything A childs education continues in home and community and too often in the past we have blam- for things which child has learned from con tact with us It an old truth but it Is being given fresh emphasis that we cant expect a child to do as we say it it isnt what we are doing ourselves What do we want for the child What will serve him best in this changing world It Is to give him a great respect and curiosity for know ledge must be jealous of our reputation as Home and School people We must strive to pro duce a quality product and work to maintain or improve that quality We must advertise honestly At the conclusion of her talk Mrs Taylor lit the candles and the birthday cake commem orating the memory of Mrs A the founder of Home and School Sirs Taylor was in troduced by William Gardiner J The film which was used as the basis of group and panel discus- Every Child had been made by the National Coun cil of Churches in the United States It had the backing of major denominations Mrs Aurora operated the projector conveners York Simcoe council for health religious edu cation and parent education Miss Smyth Mrs Fred and Mrs Kays were of the panel with Ontario federation convenor of World Understand ing Mrs Taylor the panel Kennedy Locust Hill moved the vote of thanks to the guest speaker and panel mem bers At the close of the meet ing refreshments were served by Mrs If and her committee During the social hour those present hand an op portunity of examining the dis play of publications which had been arranged by Mrs Vizely LIFE PIN PRESENTED TO MRS J MORRIS A life membership was pre sented at the February meeting of the Womans association Trin ity United church Newmarket to Mrs J Morris The well attended meeting was chaired by Mrs Seldon In charge of the deyotionals was Mrs Campbell who later called Mrs to the plat form and presented her with a corsage on behalf of the paid tribute to Mrs Morris contribution to Trinity She referred to the years of service given to the church by Mrs Morris and the leadership she had given to the local group Mrs Harper Price pinned the Life Membership pin on Mrs Morris At the close of the meeting re freshments were served Hostes ses were members of Mrs Sel dons group The Newmarket Era and cc- 1 2 Fell vrstCX VALENTINE TEA Tomorrow afternoon Feb the annual Valentine tea nd sale of home baking will be by the Womans Trinity United church be a supervised nursery tar the age will be served from to NOTE CHANGE OF ADDRESS ELECTROLUX SERVICE SUPPLIES MANAGER MARKET TEL make the arrangements for the- program and head table guests and pays for the scoutcub ban quet The Guide Local associ ation does the same for the guide brownie banquet The Mothers auxiliary provides the course for both At the close of the business session light refreshments were served A social halfhour was spent EUCHRE PARTY The second in series of monthly euchre parties under the auspices of the Mothers auxiliary will be field in the Newmarket scout hall on Friday Feb The cards will begin at prh There will be prizes Refreshments wilt fee served The public is cordially invited to attend Proceeds go to the support of the scout guide brownie and cub work in The regular meeting of the was held at the home of Mrs Morton on Feb with the president Mrs Beckett in the chair Mrs Elmer Starr was in charge of the devotions Her theme was Trust Frances was a pioneer in the work of the the first womansponsored interna tional organization formed The following paid tribute to her memory Mrs A Moffalt Mrs Mrs If Mrs Creed Mrs J Shier Mrs A said that the government of India is now com mitted to the policy of prohi bition but widespread illiteracy is a severe handicap as the printed word cannot be used to influence masses of people THE HOUSE OF SEAGRAM ttm rr 1 J 1 5 in A i iHi L a HYDRO Sky Patrol w In winter months Hydro helicopters reach in minutes areas that might completely inaccessible after heavy snows From the Great Lakes to the wilderness of the far north they patrol your Hydros transmission lines locat ing possible trouble points and pre venting costly interruptions This is another example of Hydros modern progressive operation to assure a lowcost dependable supply The pilots and observers of these helicopters are two of the more than trades and skills of Hydros team of employees working for 1 V r- v- l w fi yi m fry yw AtfMlt -K- T ilWPS SfV Albert United church was the pretty wedding VSliVDhcfSvnnSi Nurse daughter of Mr John Evans was in marriage to David Baxter January Rev formed the ceremony The bride given In- marriage by her father length halter top ivory French lace over ivory topped with a red in goto capo of taffeta and lace Her tulle shoulder helot place by a cap of gold leaves roses her cascade of flowers rtltqhdant- Lambert a gown of rosewood matching 1 telophono She Hill Mrs Marie Lyons Pcjr feci and accompanied by the organist Mcsi Cooper groom Was at tended by Mr Edward Bacon Mr Frank and Woods were ushers At the restaurant the brides aunt Mrstchie gowned in navy crepe and lace and wearing a corsage of yellow roses received the many guests assisted by the grooms gowned in blue and silver lame dress with white accessories and a cor- red rose For travelling the bride donned a cameo rose suit moleskin fur cape with tan and whltt acces sories and a corsage 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