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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), July 6, 1949, p. 5

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i 1 i wfifttijuilijmmliji pb 5 ha milk win im wanl in this little boy enp if the united haueat international children emergency fond tjnicep threatened by a lack ef fond to fereed to halt its operations unicep now feeding- supplementary weals to ssbtom hu eareely enough money to anlsh oat its planned program for this year but the inagry children win still be with ns then carney electric kino street olen koad industrial commercial and domestic wiring all electrical and motor repairs we also specialize in commercial refrigeration hales service frank carney phone 379j georgetown lamaque institution served district since war began the following item reprinted from the vol dor star will be of interest to the friends of dr it s m fisher who is a native of this district he is the son of the late dr peter fisher and florence dick and a graduate 0 georgetown high school after is years service ofton mor- kqd by harowlng drama la maque hospital nt bourldmoque proposes to close its wards about september 1 ol the opening of val dors rtew 7bbqd institution thereafter according to general manager john c perry of la maque gold mines limited found ingowner of the institution which could net be replaced with its equipment for less than a000 the flrsf floor oc the building wlli con tinue to be used as a first aid sta tion for tho closely adjaccftt mine and for examination ond clinic ser vice under di r am fisher physician dr flshor has been head of the mines health service since 1034 when the first twobed shack hospital was opened decision has not bocn reached yet as to the use to which the upper two floors of the building will be put it is like ly he stated that they will be con verted into apartments served wide area lamaque hospital has always stood ready to share its facilities and service wltn any or all in need of special care in a district that stretches from sennctorre to nor- anda but from the outbreak of the second world war in 1930 fol lowed by swift draining of young physicians and surgeons and train od nurses into the armed forces of canada lamaque hospital also went on active service in this dis trict it became the golden val leys one fortress of emergency re lief and hundreds who arc alive and well today might have died if it hod not been made available through the generosity of the owners and the personal devotion of dr fisher nurses and othors- concerned in the institutions efficient operation de- spile great ond constantly incrcas- ing demands and difficulties completely into woven with the llfc l service of its head who service subsidised established ft for larooquc mines hospital fees phorged those not when lie joined llic stuff in 1034 uinployou by lamaque gold mines ns resident surgeon thtro were limited when accommodated hayejonly three shacks in what is now ncvei coptrlbuted one cent towards vnl d or liiinaiucs townnite the compnilyjs capital investment tunes clustered on lamuqiic hill n the hospital building and its near the original mine works i atmd fine equipment 1iave paid nothing untie milling was to begin the fol- dr lbher welcomes opcnin of on the institutions depredation lowing enr ll0s at vol d or ince clonnt or even bald any interest 1 1- fust hopital had juttwo glvc hm m umc for finthtr iitvestmept those consid- beds and was scivcj by two train- uork umpn limnquc staff and urtblc items have been charged otfcd nurses wiho wovtid m u jv nploets fnmlircs with special to public servfee and good will ihkts tiey wfii the miies according to general manager per- blanche and lucy uicnvcnde ww ii however the rotes chargvsd lived up to their namcs which have been designed to pay each means welcome- their dqvofion to patients needs not onl equalled the professions high standing but set an trample that hi been fol lowed with faithful eal bv all their successors the georgetown herald wednesday july 6th 1949 r growing scarcity of personnel and or spoclal lioed for research work it also will attract a fine typo of apart from that connected with medical school graduates as inter- j xray examinations and plate atu- ncs who will benefit by its training d especially in various types of emer- war years demands genty surgery there is n large dispensary fully one sureeous work stacked and equipped in that con- the story of lamaque hospital tc n ncw ln mon wailing room warns salesmen of drugs and hospitlil supplies that diilshci s time is so much in de mand that ho can see vlry fow that iniiounciment underlines tho fact that while before ticwar he had one and sometimes two assist nts lie- has can led on for the past patient s share of the actual dost of running the institution lamaque gold mines limited on behalf of its own employees subsidizes the hospital at the rate of about 800 a month or close to 10000 jcorly i think i may safely sa jrtv pery told the star that lajnaquc hospital has rendered grcat service to this district dr fisher has done jin outstanding job during his 15 years service and nursing staff also deserves grept credit outstanding leader dr fisher as is well known is recognized as one of canadas med ical leaders in the field of diagnosis and prevention of tuberculosis he is especially skilled in reading x- rays of the chest and has long collaborated with dr a j russell of timmins who hasdono similar ly important work in the porcupine field we are very glad that the new hospital in val dor will open soon and earnestly hope that its 75 beds won t be overtaxed from the start as some fear in addition to all the very mod ern facilities it will have for ben efit of people in this district the val d or hospital will provide a district training school for nurses so badly needed in view of the drive for safety tragic events aie to be found in the record of lamaque hospitals id sears but the- summary shows from the start a continuing co operative drive for safety at work in the homes on the part of man agement and workers the great est victory of all in dr fishers live greater canada north tin nrs new artiitv in ontarios huhlinl north of lake superior marathon and kil hoik t rrace and heron ba tliev all tell the same story nev towns hae arisen old ones paneled onlv five ears ago on tin- site of marathon for example there- was nothing but hush todav a new eom- munity b side a new pulp null is contributing millions to canadas export trade such spectacular development the north are male lied by continuing industrial expansion in the older established communities throughout canada toelav everwidening avenues of opportunity auait the enterprise of young canadians with ncwhpnnt proilui tiun0 uliove pre war levels canada tonluy lias an output five times thutofanv other country ami accounts for three out of every five news paper pages in the world cfinadn is a land of opportunity tlirre is s field for olmiwt anything one can think of and anyone with a willingness for hard work ban a good chance to achieve success says donald j smith president of hornet industries limited gurlph ontario i ifnaet industries limited which was founded- in 1945 has in this short time driller lid remark able sneeess in the manufacture pf chain saws and combustion bfiaes more than half he production of the plans reaches markets outside j from a staff of only a half dosen men in 1945 hornet industries liniltsil has expanded to three plants is goejph employing 396 workers oasiinrtn htt toinfittlsfwr 19j7 ond its clinics and wards were officially opened in october of that year jt has provided h beets including seven in private rooms and they have been reser ved for emergency use remarkable record one phase o lamaque hospitals service deserves a special axucle and wide nublicity because in the past 12 cars more caesarian sec tions have been performed there than manv of the largest big city hospitals can report the expect ant mothers who have undergone those operations were deemed poor risks both for themselves and un born ehildren if the had been re quired lo undergo the ordeal of parturition in the ordlnarj way the reeord of success in such oper ations at lamaque hospital is un- niarred and th t fact alone makes it iridv one of canada s highly distinguished institutions dr rismi was born in halton coiiitv ontario between milton i the tunl low n and georgetown and uiduatnl fi om uie- university if ronnio sehool of medicine in ik- i hi then seived his intern slp at monueal general hospital aial i ien beg in practice with a lumbtr companv operating in the ltke of the woods u of north- we ten oituio wlnlh had its u ii tils kenola it was then that ne nit mis linda i tin iiipstn diutluei ol uie late j i a i hun i w u id mi thompson wl lu man led on umist mth illl shoilv 1 ill ii piocceilinj to uiki i veal s pustej iduate work at the jii it middle i hospn 1 en li i dun fiii d oi letuin to e ii ui i ui r shei engaged in prl- v lie jrietue i roioutuv ami then j e i abitibi piilp and rqier coiiiiam limned at 1- raserdalq c nivon power development site lie and mrs iishei spent four ears lljere unil he i utii to hourlamaque ui lu1 dr and mrs ilsher hive four ehildren peter stuart douglas risher j i who has just completed hls first piemed vear at the uni- versiu rottoronto is the eldest son after a brief visit home at uie tie ginning of flic summer vaca tion lie returned lo camp borden to join his canadian offieera training corps unit of the roal canadian air 1oree where he will be on- dut until beptcmber tho eldei daughter is miss phyllis fisher sunn to graduate from staustead ne sic van college at stinsieid que and will start training at montreal general hos pital sctiool of nuises in the- aut umn second daughtci is missjtlar- ilvn fisher who will enter mcglll umversitv this fall to uike- its sue in i- course id ihcniistn 1 vouiigesl son chalks nine was born at hourlamaque ursine staff hcnioi members of the staff aie miss helen smith un maduate of st mar s hospital seiiuol but ii native of st i humus out who ipcciulucs in iaj woik and miss llelene- soucj graduate of sacra cocur hospital hull que who is a surgical nuring specialist iheir colleagues aie mrs w button rn graduate of hotel dleu hospital montieal ond miss holimdc brunot rn another graduate of hulls sueeslii heart hospltdl school lamaqie hospital is splendidly equipped due to tho personal inter est of the executive of lamaque gold mines limited it has one of the i best xrny installations in the province and there also is a mobile xray unit for word use the hos pital laboratory is equipped tor all routine examinations required such as urinalysis blood count and no on there is of course no time growing masses 4 advantages higher in proton less mash used healthier growth cheaper for you for safe by georgetown feed mill guclph st phone 88 accounting auditing bookkeeping service e m brown monthly olt weekly mill street office 1sz bee s7u r0sedale floral cut flowers potted plants if its spray r- wreath wrddtnlr newer we can please you our prices are rlxht phone 283j we deuver cash animals cow 250 horses 250 hogs 5q per cwt aceerdlnc to alse and condltlea phone 00oject alt 2718 m ingersolx 21 emphasis on clinics fqr children ond lirenatal scrwe hepioneed iri lie training of flrstliid ctfows ln mines and againmay give that ser vice more ot his timo credit for tjtp establishment and constiuction of the ncw hospital at val d 6r ho said goes to ine rev conbn g forest of vol dors holy saviour of the mines church and to district mine managers they worked together to establish this institution which has been badly needed here for ten years when lamaque hospitals wards arc closed it is likely that all com munities that have benefitted by its service in the past is years will join in expressing appreciation opinion has been avoidance of that intcrmuniclpol honour will infection wheher the wound was give first place to lamaque gold classed as grave or minor the mines limited who have made the hospital has kept close to the mine hospital service possible and to dr ond treatment of minor injuries fisher their representative ln one promptly ond efficiently has been of canadas finest butr quietest pub- dr fisher s constant concern i he relations projects next honour the old twobed hospital was re- will he paid to the nurses past and placed by the present building in present and an effort may be made to bring most of them here for a special rcunlon x w-

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