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the georgetown heral seventy third year of publication wednesday evening april 10th 1940 1 50 per annum in advance 2 00 to us a medical officer ol health presents annual report sanitation unsatisfactory free diphtheria and small pox clinic fulltime public health nurse recommended o dr c v williams moh for georgetown presenting his annual report stresses uie need or a full time public health nurse tor the town he points out that arrangements might be made with one or two neigh boring municipalities for a division of her services and salary sanitary conditions are unsatisfactory and will be so until the in rtallatlon ol- a sewage system this was tuned down by the ratepayers when voted upon but it h planned to bring this to he people agawui 1942 when debenture debt will be lower dr williams emphasises the advantage of the free diphtheria and smallpox clinics conducted each yeac and states that parents should not wait until children are of school age to haxe them immunised against these diseases the town was free of epidemics during 1939 and no deaths occurred from communicable diseases following is the report in detail to the chairman and members local board of health of the municipality of georgetown ont gentlemen i beg to submit herewith my annual report upon the health and sanitary condition of the municipality for the year ending december 31st 1939 statistical statements our population as shown by the assessors returns is 2451 according to the records of the division regis trar thre occurred during the year 10 births of which there were no still births deaths from all causes num hered 14 there occurred 1 death un der 1 year and no maternal deaths information regarding georaetowta births and deaths occurring outside of the municipality is not available bo the above figures do not reflect the true local situation generally speak lng child and maternal mortality has been exceptionally low heart dls ease par icularly in those of advanc lng years and caicer account for a large percentage of deaths financial statement revenue total revenue reoeived by the local board of health was nll expenditures the total spent during the year way 40000 1 amount paid for salaries was as follows medical officer of health 520000 public health nurse none milk inspector 200 00 other salaries none total for salaries 400 00 2 total amount spent on treatment and control of communicable diseases was none of which there was nothing apent for hospitalization smmmary of progress in the local health programme in this section i wish to speak of the work accomplished during the year in general terms only as more detail ed accounts of specific projects and problems follow in the course of the report under the statutes certain duties ar required of the local board of health and i shall deal with them first i a sanitation due to inadequate means of waste disposal the sanitary condition of the municipality cannot be classed as good domestic and factory waste is being cared for in most cases as well as possible under present conditions but leave much to be desired little more can be done to improve the situ ation until a sewer system is installed during the year the ratepayers were given an opportunity of expressing their opinions favourable or unf avour able to the installation of a sewer sys tern the result of voting gave the council no option but to give up the project for the present the chief reason for opposition was probably the expense involved in many informed quarters it was felt that a more fa vourabte reception would be given in 1942 when a large block of debentures win be retired it is planned to again make an attempt at that time sanitary conditions in both schools are very good the privies and garbage dump in our park do not give visitors a good 1m presslon of town sanitation sewer faclll ies will correct the former the development of a town garbage col lection service with some modern method of disposal such as lnclrera tion will correct the latter at a low cost b milk all milk and cream sold in george town is pasteurized the milk jnspeo tor dr learmonth has visited the herds producing milk for our dairies from lme to time and is responsible to the local board of heakh for the cleanliness of all milk brought into town for pasteurization the herds of these producers are free from tuber culosis and contagious abortion they are also regularly tested by our milk inspector for infected udder the pasteurization plan s are subject to his rrequent inspections in addition a sanitary engineer from the ontario department of health vis ts the plants and in cojaboratlon with your mcdtcai officer of health and milk inspector recommends and enforces the provision of up to date machinery and proper technique c onp correspondence dear mr editor as considerable public controversy has arisen since a recent press report to the effect that a postmaster has been appointed for georgetown would you please publish this short state ment in regard to the matter the office of postmaster at george town is an office which comes under the jurisdiction of the civil service commission and is a merit appoint ment by way of competitive examlna tlon appointment has been made though a letter has been sent by the civil service commission indicating the man who has received the highest rating since the result of the examination was announced i have received many complaints from leading residents of georgetown objecting to the accuracy of the examination and i have conse quently requested that the appoint ment should be held up until all who wish to have expressed their views i can assure everyone that a careful check up will be made in regard to the civil service examination before an appointment is made but i must alo state that no political lnterfer ence will take place signed hughes cleaver m p health report the following is the report of coin munlotde disease j georgetown board of health harota 1m0 diphtheria scarlet fever measles german measles infantile paralysis typhoid fever yould be surprised you id be surprised if you parked i truck load of coal on a toronto treet and it riisaoa bu thats fthathappssjplo barry clarke dr ver for ken mcmillan last thursday morning on his way back to georgetown with a load of coal he stopped at a restaurant on cherry street for dinner when he came out of the restaurant truck and coal were nowhere in sight barry reported the theft to toronto police and returned home next day by transport sunday morning police called thai the truck sttu loaded had been found mired in the mud at highland creek 25 miles away although suspicious that the coal was to be unloaded somewhere in the vicinity the thieves hove not vt been apprehended canada waf released by censors enemy spies pose as war godmothers ottawa an order issued recently by j the department of natloual defence brings back memories of a favorite enemy spy ttick of the great war the jirder forbids soldiers to insert advertisements or letters lnany pub lication inviting strangers to com muatcate with them it forbids them to reply tqsuch advertisements or in vitations they must not in any other- way communicate with strangers con ceming military matters a popular enemy strategem to ob tain military information is to employ women spies to pose as war god mothers the trick is a simple one and gave military authorities trouble during tlfb last war the department does not forbid members of the casf to have war godmothers on the contrary the practise ts endorsed if done through persons of the soldiers family or of his family circle or through a respon slble welfare agency there are worse fates germans could suffer than being interned canada during war time for instance being free in their own fatherland this on the testimony of those wards of the canadian government who still retain their german nationality tracts from their letters to their friends are the best proof of this and incidentally corroborate that in this country the international convention relative to the treatment of prison ers of war is interpreted in the broad est and mos humane spirit one letter from a prisoner in the internment camp at petawawa eplto mises the sense and feeling of numer ous others however much the words may differ he writes the treatment is very kindly and the food very good and be sure many got not so good to eat as they have here anothe assures his relatives here hi the camp we are looked after all right we have enough de cent food and everything is going on smoothly we are free all day to do what we llkt either go for a walk or hlle away the time in the recrea tion hall in some resptct wi an bet ei off than the militia as we have a german cook of course it is not as nice as to be with my darling however it is not too bad at all one of the prisoners at petawawa knew something of the last war and of lhe conditions then prevailing in his homeland as this excerpt shous i have to give the authorities a lot of credit for the treatment they are giving us all of them from the com mandant down to a private are as jlcasant as possible pood is good ari lor sure bet er than we had it at home in germany during the last war clothing also sufficient in canadian eyes these internee are neither automata nor brutes the fortunes of war have placed then where they are but it is evident their own estimony what can be done to mltitrale their lot is done the free and genia air fostered under our de mocratic system permeates even the confines of their prison camps and the humarlty and kindliness of their temporary jailers contrasts strikingly w ith w hat they could expect unaer similar conditions in their own land georgetown womens institute meeting tl e april macting of the george own branch of thc women s institute was he d a the home of mrs howard kentner on wednesday afternoon apr 3rd despite a very ramy r afternoon there were 16 members present the meeting opened with the usual open lng ode and prayer after wjhich the minute or lhe last meeting were read and approved and several items of bus iness arising out of the correspon dence were dealt with airs lvlngstone gave a veryfull and gratifying report of the work done by the institute at the red cross rooms mrs george campbell s cur nt nt were very interesting and n rutlve the roll call was answer ed by glvirg your mothers maiden n me a conttst involving the names of the different institute members oc cupled a short period in the program and at the conclusion mrs a c mc murchy was awarded 1st prize for the same with mrs geo campbell 2nd there were three different salads on display and the recipes for them were given at the conclusion of the business and programme a vote of thanks was tendered mrs kentner for her hospi tality and the members then enjoyed the salads for lunch along with other daln ies and the meeting closed with the singing of god be with you till we meet again a robin in milton mr and mrs e r pearcn of mil ten have an original name for their new baby daughter bom on april 6th on sunday the baby was crying jlstlly when a robin perched on the window sin and began to chirp im mea lately her cries ceased and she smiled so ihcy are calling her robin diane mr peart n is a nephew of mrs v gollop uf georgetown keith n dolson ol norval wins peel temperance trophy at brampton and competes for provincial temperance banner and trophy in toronto iode bridge and euchre the members of the counter oi s ratlunore chapter iode hek their second annual bridge and e tchr- in the legion rooms georget t n o friday evening april 5th mora than one hundred guests were pi cnt and all report a very pleas ant evening the prize winners were bridg mrs w b b ov ne and wm ftoncy euchr mrs d livingstone and t r cave lucky tal y mayor gibbons a dainty lunch was served by mem bers of the chapter after which mrs k d barber regent expressed the thanks of the members for the sup port given the work of the order b the people of georgetown and com m unity the arangements for the evening were in rharge or the following com mlttee mrs j a grelg convenor mr t hewson mrs c v williams mrs w thompson mrs w b ford miss a hickey mrs j a squires mrs j l lambert and mrs a beau mont the proceeds will be used for war and local welfare work blackout late stayer uppers in georgetown were treated to our first local black out since the war began the lights blinked out for two or three minutes last wcdi esday evening about 11 30 comlnz on the heels of a strange aeroplan which flew low over the town late the previous evening residents are won efing if the war is coming closer to home theontario temperance federation of peel county sponsored an oratori cal content which was held in st pauls presbyterian church brampton ifmarc 14th several speakers from the different c n hips hrouehom peel county lompeted for the county trophy thi as won by keith dolsoh son of mr nd mrs alexander dolson norval- havlng won the peel county trophy entitled keith to represent peel coun ty at he provincial oratorical con test at toronto and compete there tor the provincial temperance banner and trophy on march 27th at carlton street united church at the session of the youth temper- ahce congress in carlton st united church on march 27 keith dolson was successful in winning second at the final competition of the provincial- wide oratorical contest he was de feated by miss irene thompson of north york county by a shghl mar gin the competition was extremely keen and contestants numerous when the judges forwarded their decision they remarked that it was the most difficul competition they had ever judged keith was not successful in winning the banner but having won second entitled him to the provincial trophy the ontario temperance federation sincerely hope that keiths future as public orator and speaker will be crowned with the utmost i interesting news items from surrounding villages balunafab norval rifle club owing to having been misinformed i when john david eaton donated the hillsburg rifle team should have his trim twin engined monoplane been here last mondiy night april 8 however they will be expected here on monday next april 15th postu match was shot last night between winnipeg and norval the s norval 697 out of 700 for 7 nj n the scores made in the aggregate event follow nurse 100 x 8 atkinson 100 x 7 johnson 100 x 9 hall r w 100 x 9 cantelon 97 x 6 wil on a w 97 x 8 dr stevensdn 100 x 6 mere dith mx7 robertson 100 x 5 hall hall nofma 98 x b caves 38 x 7 downs 95 x 5 i x 1 l sk 96 x 5 crorier the wti nipeg score are hand as yet not the royal canadian air force it was he first beechcraft to enter the ser vice th plane is powered with a 300 horsepower engine has a cruslng speed of 195 mile5jper hour and has seating capacity lor eight persons two pilots and six passengers the n w army physical training tables bear little resemblance to the old physical jerk of tl c great war the methods used in canada are those recen ly adopted bv the army gym b nastic stiff in fngland the new tier metl pds aim nt co ordination of eye 2 brain and m isclc and the development o of flexibility and endurai ce lather ilia large muscles and strength mr and mrs wm klrkwood of georgetown spent the week end wl h mr and mrs j p klrkwood the vfm s held their regular meet in at the manse wednesday after noon the attendance was small due to the very wet day mrs foreman had charge of the worship service the theme of which was into all the world the members answered the roll call with the nami on i sta ion in alberta the chapter from tt i study book medical missions in india was dramatized bv several of the members miss b hilts and mrs r mcencry were appointed delegates to the presbyterial to be held in wa terdown the mission circle will hold their april meeting wednesday evening at the home of mrs s slnclalr there was a good attendance at the dance held in the community hall in aid of thf rtd cross society tuesday night the lucky draw for the bag of sugar was won by garnett sinclair peel county man charged with assault a brampttki man is charted with intent to coifsnit an indictable offense nd asaiult occasioning bodily harm as a result of an attack on an employe the hollywood hotel norval last saturday i ight reubln carter proprietor of the ho glcsworth and a piano solo by joy ruddell were oxhar number ow the program marlon dick extended hearty vote of thanks to mrs wilson for kindh returning to speak to the bright star mission band on this oc caslon mr and mrs fred nurse were wel come vis tors at church on sunday morning miss giace mclaughlin of norval who is attending the toronto normal school has been a student teacher w i th m uss dlerlem in the ashgrove mlfislonlchool during the past week the a rll women s institute meet lng will bt held at the home of mrs clayton wilson april 16th please note chance ashgrove meisure to control sales and pur chases of authorized explosives hnve ttpn adop ed by the government on the the recommendation of the minister of vas mrs mines an 1 resources a record ol sales by authorized vendors must be k t for submission upon rcquiit to an mspector or peace officer only one appioved statement ls required in i calendar year from bona fide owners or ojjcra rs of mines or quarrle veteran enlisted in the royal cana tl hearing noises in one of the rooms dian mojj tcd pou f va- time du rushd to her assistance the young woman had found the intruder in her when she returned to get some lkeys and it is charge hat he turn ed on ne beating 1 severely about the head apd arms she was attended by dr r t paul of georgetown and later taken to edher right arm was fractured defendant was apprehended in brampton on sunday and taken to muton county jail where he will ap pear before magistrate woodlffe at the zoo a generously proportioned lady was watching the lions being fed the keeper gave one beast what she considered a very small portion of meat i beg your pardon she said isn t that a very inadequate piece of meat for a lion the jceeper replied it may seem small to you madam but it ls plenty for the 1 on recciv the medical and surgical trcatmen privileges accorded to regu lar mcmlers of the force in order to expedite delivery of cables addressed to members of the c a si overseas the following regis tered cabl- address has been secured personnel of casf should be ad dressed a follows regimental num ber rank name oanrecord london a prlsorers of war information bureau has been organized bnqulr ies regarding canadian dtlams in germany or poland or canadians who may be prisoners of war should be sent to colonel hubert stehem di rector prisoners of war information bureau department of the secretary of state ottawa enquiries about canadians who are interred bv bel gium or other neutral countries should be addressed to the department of external affairs ottawa or the canadian legation or british embassy concerned the ahgrove wa will hold the m eh po tponed croklnole social on tli irsdav evtnlng april 11th whether there i od weather or not on wednesday aftcn con the ash ipow wms held their easter thank offering meeun with a fair atten da i mrs w browrrtdge presided ladies fr m the georgetown wms id i i 1 wor j ip service mrs francis ii ompsoi solo nnd a vocil duet b m ses jov and betty r iddell were m c n imbors much enjoyed speaker for the afternoon chapman of burlington a ret trnid missionary from india who av nl miscs from her experiences in india concluding with thoughts on co ra the plvasant afternoon na bro ight to a close with a social lme when the ashgrove ladles served i ciiintv luncheon mi s e he mcencry and her mo trr of georgetown were cuests of mrs clnyt n w 1 on over the week id beveral members of the young peo ple union attended the young peo pies rallv on monday eveninb april 8th which was a spec al feature of the preaching mission sponsored by the baptist and united churches un dcr the leadership of rev duncan mc fcewi ba dd re u m m tonar from formosa on wdnedgy evening april 3rd several members of our congregation had the privilege of attending the laymen s banquet held at waterdown mrs earl wilson was the guest speaker at the mjsslan band easter thankoffering on sunday afternoon she told the children a lovely easter story from india conclrdlnff with thoughts on how each mission band member can become a steward far christ the roll call was responded to with the spirit of good cheer and happiness brought to us from the birds the junior members of the mlslon band ran when he cometh a reading by gilbert wrig- limehouse mr and mrs wm m and fam ily spent sinday with his parents mr w a lane attended the fun eral of the late john molane mul mer township last saturday mrs frtd shelbourne attended the brown mckay wedding toronto on saturday the women s institute held a sue c ess f til e chre and dance at the home of mr and mrs s norrle on friday evening mr ben mcharg and miss ine7 scott carrying off high scores while cor olations fell to mrs s banks ind mr e beerman mrs vvm gowdy spent the week id wltli friends in detroit tu red cro s knitters met at the home of mrs s norrle on wednesday glen williams mr jack crawford attended the st johns ambulance corps convention in toronto i st week and mrs frank gibbons and daughter delaine of acton were week end visitors at the home of mr and mrs george louth coiirn i la lions bo mr wm oilman who on saturday celebrated his 88th birthday miss geitrude cain was among the group of dancers from the mceks and cooper dancing school who entertain ed the rcaj at trenton last week the nulc recital held prior to the hal ton county music festival was held it the town hall last evening there was a capacity audience and th various numbers flvg bv the school children were very well recetv ed mr albert north in the absence of the school trustees was a very able chairman for the evening during the intermission a cushion was drawn for and it was won by miss katbul the tickets which had been sold by the school children realised the sum lof 1075 and this sum was handed to the local branch of ttie red cross the beautiful quilt drawn for at the bazaar held at the parish hall on tuesday was won by mrs w f smith of georgetown mrs wm sloan who has been con fined to her bed for some tune is now able to sit up each day for awhile and is steadily improving in health obituary rev a h drumm a former pastor oftcnox presbyter ian church georgetown passed away on sunday april 7th in hamilton in his 82nd year rev a h drumm served as minister of knox church from 1888 to 1890 v as i popular preacher and those who were privileged to hear him say that he preached wonderful sermons while in georgetown rev drumm married a local girl anna culiodert who survives him their son is rec tor of st luke s anglican church hamilton from georgetown rev drumm wa transferred to niagara falls and later went to hamilton where he has since resided a private service was held on tues day wl h interment in woodland cemetery hamilton fred c bonathon a well known resident of george town fred c bonathon passed away on saturday april 6th at his home n town he had been sick but o short lm having recently suffered heart attack from which he failed to recover mr bonathon was born at bowman- vllle 60 vears ago son of the late wh- ham bonathon he married vara jane cole and for 21 years operated a blacksmith business in stewarttownv he retir d a few years ago hftipff his home in georgetown he attended the church of england rev w g o thompson conducted he f incral service on monday and burial was in greenwood cemetery georgetown he ls survived by his mother mrs william bonathon of newcastle a son wuiam of georgetown a daugh ter mrs james weatherston of to ronto and two sisters and a brother his wife predeceased him nine years ago a clever worker and a good father mr bonathon will be missed by his familv urd friends mrs s h mcgibbon early sunday morning mrs samuel h mcgibbon passed away at her home in georgetown she will be sadly mis sed by her innumerable friends and the family which she leaves to mourn born n 1868 ann the daughter ot mr and mrs david darling she came from a p oneer family of this district her early life was spent on her par ents farm on the 4th line esquesing town hip married 52 years ago last july to samuel h mcgibbon she re sided m centreville and acton before coming to georgetown in 1895 a member of knox presbyterian church she was an active worker for the women s association of the church up to the time of her sickness she had been in ill health for the past three vears and five weeks ago suf fered a stroke from which she failed to rally she is survived by her husband proprietor of the mcgibbon hotel five daughters mrs c r van dusen tara mrs w h anderson toronto miss gladys mcgibbon at home mrs c cobb new york city mrs g hl macfarland toronto and two sons john and robert at home she also leaves a sister mrs em joy in milwaukee and brothers robert david of esqueslng township the funeral on tuesday was atten ded by scores of friends and relatives tribute to the popularity of mrs moglbboi was shown in the many floral tributes sent by loving friends rev a l howard of orinia assist ed rev d d davidson of knox presbyterian church in conducting the senrtoe interment wb to green wood cemetery georgetown as the wife of one of georgetown businessmen local merchants paid tribute to the memory of mrs he gibbon by closing their places of busl ness during the funeral on tuesdar afteraoon