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18A THE OSHAWA TIMES, Tuesday, April 19, 1966 MODERN WHITBY SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT In recent months much has been writien concern- ing the pollution of the Great Lakes. Whitby's mod- erm sewage disposal plant, located south of the Mac- donald-Cartier Freeway and east of Brock st., is design- ed to treat the raw sewage from homes and industry before the water is returned to the lake. A sewage plant empléyee is seen here mak- ing a test to ensure that water is as pure as pos- sible before it leaves the plant, --Oshawa Times Photo Whitby VON Gives Service With Touch Of Nightingale Service plus with a Florence Nightingale touch is, in theory, the motto of the Whitby Branch Victorian Order of Nurses, and | the National Organization general. Through this service a| great many local citizens have | received assistance when need- | ed most. The local organization VON was founded in 1914, 17 years after the beginning of the order | fiself in Canada. Since that time many changes and transi- tions bave occurred. Prior to the innovation of | Public Health Nurses working | with the official] agency in this | area, the VON visited schools throughout the community. The | VON had a multitude of duties including the operation of child health and baby clinics. trial] nursing facilities were also | provided for some firms. HOME CARE Today the VON is mainly concerned with visiting nursing care in the home; pre- and post-natal care plus instruction in the proper manner of pro- viding this care. The entire pro- | gram is carried out through consultation with local and Pro- vincial health authorities and a close association with the doc- tors, hospitals and socia] serv- ices in the area. The loca] VON unit provides 24-hour service in conjunction with the Oshawa VON, regard- Jess of a patieni's ability to pay. In each case of treatment being provided, however, a doc- tor's order must be given, au- thorizing said treatment. Children Pushed, Professor Says TORONTO (CP) -- A United States professor said Monday children should noi take part in competitive school sports until they reach puberty. Dr. Celeste Ulrich, associate professor of physical education at the University of North Caro- lina, told a meeting at the On- tario Education Association con- vention that children are being pushed too soon into the com- petitive spirit, She said that when school teams take part in tournaments they should include more than just the select athletes. Dr. Ulrich said she dislikes the attitude of contempt for boys who do not participate in sports. "A young boy is urged to 'play like a man. If he doesn't, he is considered 'a sissy both by other-children and adults." in | Indus- | Due to this service, available | at all times, many local citi-| zens have been able to leave | the hospital earlier than might otherwise be the case. The ma- | jority of these patients are elderly people who possibly | would require treatment and at- tention. at registered Nursing | | Homes if the VON Nurse was not available. The local branch of the VON jis a self-supporting, voluntary | organization financed by the| town, Red Feather and private campaigns. In Wéitby particu- larly, the annual letter cam- | paign has been found to be the most successful. | Varied in type of service, the |local VON . provides nursing'| care including bed baths; gives i instruction to diabetic patients | in the method of injecting their | ; Own insulin at the proper times; lassists in the rehabilitation of | |} both menta] and physical pa- tients, improvising equipment where necessary. Down through | the years the organization and local branch in particular, has become a permanent and valv- able component of the com- |munity, one the town would | find hard to replace } | | WIVES MAY SAVE LIVES BRAMPTON, Ont. (CP) -- | Mothers are often in charge of | | family water safety, so Etobi- |coke Township is offering life- /guard training to local house- wives this year. The course will tell mothers what is safe as well |as train them how te act in | emergencies. ee rene toad Harbor Did Brisk Trade Did you know that Whi Harbor -- once known as Wi) to the early growth and pros perity of the town? In bygone days, it was not um usual to see as many as 36 ships using the harbor, either loading or sheltering therein, As early as 1833, John Welsh built a storehouse and tramway for shipping wheat and flour -- which was done in scows. Work of improvement was done by the government in 1843. Piers were buill and many other improvements made. The Windsor warehouse. was built in 1842 by the company of that name. John Watson, grand father of the John Watson whe retired as Whitby harbormastes, several years ago, came froma Ireland and served in varioug capacities with the company fog, the building of the piers. He organized a company '(James Rowe and Co.) which did a brisk business for severa) years j at Whitby Harbor. | TOUGH COMPETITION In 1852, the Whitby, Lake Scu gog, Simcoe and Huron Road Company bought thé harbor -- road thereto (Brock street) and spent large sums on further im. provements. With the building of the Grand Trunk Railway, the company lost business and failed. Because of inability to meet competition--especially --on the proposed railways, interest im the harbor flagged. ONTARIO HOSPITAL MAIN BUILDING ENTRANCE 'Although mot an industry, the Ontario Hospital, Whit- by, located on the lakeshore west of the harbor, is one of the town's largest employers of both male and female jJabor. Opened as a military hospital during the First World War, the hospita) has since been expanded with . new reception wings and @ new nurses residence. Seen here is the main entrance to the administration build ing. Oshawa Times Photo. Serving Whitby For 13 Years . & District OLIVE ae REAL ESTA 515 BROCK SI. 5. WHITBY Member of Oshawa & District Real Estate Board ° ser Harbor -- contributed much et