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THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1947 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE FIVE Radon Gas Effective In Cancer Treatment ; Halifax.--(CP)--- While Cana- dians are supporting financially the campaign to curb cancer, a technician trained = at Dalhousie University keeps in operation a complex glass apparatus which supplies radon gas, a weapon us- ed in the war against the dread disease, The radon plant now in use at the Victoria General Hospital here was developed by Dr. G. H. Henderson of the physics depart- ment of Dalhousie, His invention reduced to a fraction the expendi- ture the hospital would have had to make for equipment then available, Halifax was the second city in Canada fo obtain radon facilities for fighting cancer and even to- day there are only six cities in the Dominion with such equip- ment. Radon gas is obtained from ra- dium and provides more flexible methods for treating individual cases of cancer, It can be readily subdivided into various strengths to suit the needs of the individual patient, Usually radium is used in the form of salt of the element, it- self a minute portion of which is sealed in platinum needles, Radon, which produces exact- ly the same rays as radium is or- dinarily used in a small piece of gold tubing called a "seed." Pla- ced in a cancerous tumor the ra- don-filled seed or seeds, as thes case may require, give. uniform dosage. Often the seeds are left in place and the patient goes through life without being incon- venienced or even aware that they are there.. - The radium is placed in a flask containing distilled acified water and locked in a safe, From the flask glass tubing leads to a complex system of glassware which is kept at a high vacuum. The radium steadily forms radon gas which is pumped off at regu- lar intervals by a glass pump. The actual amount of gas pum- ped off each day is no larger than the head of a pin but this is still too great to go into the tiny seeds, The gas contains a rela- tively high content of impurity from the water and 999 parts out of every 1,000 must be removed. This is done by chemical means in the glass apparatus and the purified radon is then com- pressed into the gold tubing to form the seeds. Ashburn MRS. WES. ROUTLEY ' dent Ashburn, May 6.--Sunday School and church services were conducted as usual at Burn's Church on Sun- day, May 4, at 10 and 11 am. Rev. J. Riddell had charge of the church service and chose for his text, Acts 2, verse 46. Next Sunday being Mother's Day, special serviges will be held at 10:30 and 11:30 am. Kindly note the change in time. The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Bible Class was held at the home of Mrs. Edgar Heron on Tuesday, April 20, at 8 pm. The theme chosen for the meeting was "Jack Miner and the Birds." The hymns used were some of Jack Miner's favourites. The president, Mrs. Heron occupied the chair and opened the meeting with the read- ing of a short poem "He prayeth well who loveth well" This poem was used as the text by the Rev. J. Flemming at the funeral serve ice of the late Jack Miner. The hymn "Blessed Assurance" was then sung after which Mrs. L. Parrott read the scripture lesson taken from II Solomon verse 10-17 and St. Mathew chapter 10, verses 29-32, Mrs. E .Heron then led in prayer after which Mrs, N. Ander- son gave an interesting summary of the past month's Sunday School lessons. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved and the reports of the visiting committees for April were given. Mrs. L. Par- rott, Mrs. Gardner Jr, Mrs. G. Fisher, Miss Fern Stephen and Mrs. J. Duff were appointed as the visit- ing committee for the month of May. Mrs, Stredwick and Mrs. E. Heron were appointed as the pro- gram committee for the May meet- ing and Mrs. F. Stephen kindly of- fered her home for this meeting. Mrs. W. Routley consented to teach the class the 3rd Sunday in May. The following program was then presented and enjoyed by all. A lovely duet "I Shall See Him Face To Face" was sung by Mrs. E. Heron and Miss Doris May Heron. "Helpful Thoughts" were given by several of the members. Mrs. G. Fisher gave the poem "The Sandpiper" after which Miss Catherine Fisher sang "The Wood- pecker Song." The poem "To a Waterfowl" was read by Mrs. J. Duff. Mrs. Rotuley then gave an in- teresting account of the life of the late Jack Miner, Canada's most not- ed naturalist, popular lecturer and famous birdman. Mrs. H. Ashton gave a brief summary of the funeral service held for the late Jack Miner following his death on Nov. 3, 1944. His work 'is now being carried on by his sons. The meeting was brought to a close by the singing of "God Be With You" and the re- peating of the Mizpah benediction. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Morrison (nee Jean Owens), visited on Sunday at the home of Miss Ruth Richardson. Mr. and Mrs. PF. Poil accompanied by Mr. and Mys. H. Doble and daughter Florence motored Hamilton on Sunday and visited Mr. D. Parrott. Mr. Arthur Richardson is at pre- Dr.CHASES Paradol to |i sent employed at the Don Head Farms of Richmond Hill. Several of the members of the W.M.S. attended the special service held at St. John's Presbyterian Church, Port Perry, on Wednesday, April 30, when Miss Williamson was the guest speaker. Prospect Rl B. M. HOLLIDAY Correspondent Prospect, May 7--Holy Commun- fon Service for Manchester and Prospect was held on Sunday af- ternoon in the Prospect United church, and conducted by Rev. Gardiner, Columbus, assisted by Mr, James Young. Mr. Gardiner took his text from Matt 26th-27th verse. His message was inspiring. There was a fair attendance from the two appointments. Next Sunday May 11, Mother's Day Service will be held at 2.30 p.m. There will be special singing, the young people and the mothers tak- ing part. Mr. James Young will be in charge. After the service a mdet- ing will be held to appoint officers and teachers for the Sunday School. All interested in the Sunday School are requested to remain. Mr. and Mrs. Chumbley, Mr. and Mrs. Ross, and Mr. Rahm, all of Oshawa, visited at Mrs. F. Martin's on Sunday. Miss Edith Cochrane, Brooklin, spent the week end with her par- ents Mr. and Mrs. G. Cochrane. Mrs. Paul Martin and daughter have arrived home after spending a few weeks with her mother in London, Ontario. Mrs. John Christie who has been visiting her sister Mrs. L. Mitchell, has moved to her new home in Brooklin. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Holliday and family, Toronto, visited with rel- atives on Sunday. Mrs. E. Chambers, Toronto, vis- ited her brother Mr, Frank and Mrs. Vernon. Mrs. M. Munroe returned home on Sunday having spent the winter with her sister Mrs. Fisher in Gen- eva, U.S.A. Mrs. Munroe was ac- companied by her sister, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fisher, Miss Jean McClintock, Toronto, at home for the week end. Mr. George Skinner made his weekly business trip to Toronto on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Smith, London, Ont., visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Blain. Mr. and Mrs. M. Roberts, To- ronto, Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Durham. Mr, Jack Holtby, Welland, spent Saturday and Sunday with his par- ents Mr. and Mrs. Erale Holtby. Miss Roxena Kingman visited friends in the community during the week end. Sorry to report Mrs. Ewart Diam- ond on the sick list. We trust for a speedy recovery. Mr. William Thompson and Miss Ruby Ward attended the Rice-Hol- Greeting Card In dustry Sees Mother Has Day I'M. SO PROUD OF YOu, Mo hen we go oul in company ' J feel a thrill of pride That such a lovely lady Should be walking by my side THER . Present me all my friends demand Jor no one can resist her ~ "Don't tell me she's your mother Why,d took her for your sister" These cards from the Norcross collection in New Yor k reflect the transition in sentiment from Mother's Day cards of 25 years ago to todays greetings which are simple in design. Canadian stores throughout the Do- ' minion feature a wide variety of cards appropriate for Mothers Day on Sunday, May 11th, born wedding in Sutton West, on Saturday May 3rd, spending the week end with friends and relatives in Keswick. Miss Barbara Jean Hol- born is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Holborn. Mr. C. Wilson and Inez were Sunday guests at Mr. and Mrs. Carl Averys on Sunday. Penny Poisoning Kills Pet Seal Vancouver--(CP) -- Greed killed "Happy," the pet baby seal in the Vancouver aquarium. Thoughtless visitors tossed pen- nies into the tank and "Happy" swallowed 27 of them, it was dis- closed at an autopsy conducted at the University of British Columbia Solemn Owl Washes As Pastor Preaches | London --(CP)-- A tawny owl stared glassily at the Sunday eve- ning congregation at St. Peter's Church, Piccadilly Circus while the vicar, Rev. Clarence Maye, intro- duced him. Then--he began wash- | ing himself. "I thought it would be a good idea to have birds around at our service," the vicar explained. 1 With Strix, the owl, was Tinker- | bell, a wild canary. During the service she chirped, hopped onto a | pew, inspected the occupants, peck- | ed at the carpet--and went to work | on the church flowers. Cressida, a falcon, wounded and captured with his master at Tobruk, | mm ------ =BUTT RADI= 10° | Announces A 1 PRICE Merchandise MAY 8n 'o REDUCTION ON ALL Regular Lines MAY 22 ONLY! | was prevented from attending the service through illness. Shintoism and Buddhism are the principal forms of religion in Ja- pan. New Zealand Hit By Power Crisis By J. C. GRAHAM Canadian Press Correspondent Auckland, NZ. -- (CP) -- The most severe electric power crisis in New Zealand's history recently brought the most populous and in- dustrialized portion of the country, the*North Island, to conditions re- sembling a wartime blackout. . Several factors contributed to the power crisis. Chief of them was that the government was un- able to advance its hydro-electric development plans quickly enough during the war to keep pace with the growing demand. A series of dry seasons depleted the lakes which fed the main hydro-electric works and coalfield strikes and re- strictions of coal supplies from abroad limited the output from auxiliary coal-driven power plants. Power was totally disconnected from private houses for 4% hours a day and hot water heaters were kept switched off in private homes for five days a week under penal- ty of a $640 fine. Radio broadcasting operated on- ly 6% hours a day. Electric radia- tors' were prohibited except in hos- pitals, surgeries and dentists' rooms. Shop window lighting, all exter- for signs, floodlighting and orna- mental intreior lighting were pro- hibited and street lighting was re- duced to occasional dim lights. Street car services were severely restricted. There was a rush to buy lamps and candles as some of the power cuts came in the evenings. The government claimed that the | crisis arose from causes beyond its | control but it met severe criticism, | especially from the Opposition. Mechanical Marker Assists Teachers Edmonton-- (CP) -- Alberta stu- dents can lo longer ptit all the blame on the teacher for their poor marks The provincial education depart- ment examination branch now is us- ing a mechanical marker for cer- tain types of exam papers. The machine won't detect grammatical errors nor will it correct a paper-- and it won't score papers to which arithmetic answers are required-- but it does mark "objective" tests where one question is asked, several alternative answers given and the student is required to mark the cor- rect answrs, The marker works on the prinei- ple that the pencil marks form an electrical circuit which registers on the dial. The operator marks the dial number on her sheet and the student has hig mark. Says Master Chefs Needed in Canada Montreal ---(CP) -- A suggestion that Canadian hotels import out- standing European chefs, preferably French, into every province to su- pervise training of a "generation of master chefs" in Canada has been advanced by George A. Wil-| son, president of the Hotel Associa-| tion of Canada. Importing of high calibre experts in the culinary field was of essen- tial importance to the future of the Canadian hotel business, said Mr. Wilson. 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