Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 16, 1950, p. 6

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fiwwt i -r- trt4s georgetovvtherafavednebvy aug 16 1950 kstaud n vacuum to young drivers e under 24 years in drivels in your age group were involved in 25i fatal accidents 1 please drftcwefuwin 50 by george murray v this it th tilth of mrim of articles written for the censdu weekly newspapers association fay th editor of the plctou advocate now touring europe falllneboital germany food standards in displaced persons eampi are just above the subsis tence level the international re- fusee organization has established 6 dally ration of 2230 calorics ajl a desirable minimum the average daily consumption- in canada is about 3800 calories but even this standard is sometimes difficult to maintain special rood supplements are given to children pregnant and nursing womcfnnthe sick and heavy workers all carefully calculated feeding in most camps is com munal in the food store every- thing is neatly stacked and tidy and the huge brown gcrmnnbqked loaves are fresh and of good qual ity the contents aijiys bins tally with tne records available in the kltohcn large boilers give off clouds of steam and red faced cooks arid assistants arc dashlnu u and fro in one boiler stew is bub bling jfhero aro plsnty of pota toes eminks of meat and vegctab ics and the whole boiling cauldron gives off an appetizing aroma bread is sliced in a machine and dollops or margarine and jam are smeared on the freshly cut slices yoor best bovv jszz the new shurheet oil burner lew original coil quiet clean e proven economy and de iwohme construction the lowest priced quality oil burner n the asarfcai dp duploy ledoyl come in and hi at shew you he many ex clusive new features thai male a shurheet oil burner the best heatlna investment for your heme the ws years or to provide elem entary training for young workers in this camp the ops themselves conduct a good deal of informal on the job training and- the camp shoemaker carpenter electrician land tailor for example are engaged in training aspirants for their own type of work at tho other side of the barrack square js the camp hospital and dispensary proslded over by the dpaccs nurse it is big enough for 20 patients and has a medical inspection room tor daily patients requiring consultation ansl treat ment there is also a dental clinic which catora to neighbouring camps as well as this one an ambulance is available for transporting pat ients to hospitals when necessary the hospitals jnjod are errnao and- d ps who ore socially fn8urj arc able to use them free hpspltnl bills for others oro met by dp division through jro funds it is with an air of pride thai uip doctor shows us through the five wards each having four beds which make up he sick bay the linen is spotless and by the open wlndows arc vases of huge roses ellow and red the dispensary iscquallysictnnmans rcmarkouijr will stocked with drugs which might be ttpected it says much for tljff baltic housewife that aha practice herisoodhousekeeptrist under these disheartening condi tions that is roughly it there is no time to visit the other camp under the control of thlst dpaccs consisting of wooden huts housing 800 lithuanians from camps such tis these the resettlors proceed to the resettle ment processing centres where living conditions are much the same but where rigorous medical tests of the whole family are car- ilcd out hero too are american canadian australian and other selection- missions who examine employment credentials and apply strict security tests provided the d p successfully passes these teuls anct conforms to enough 10 have w ortt arii money to pay for them in the health program dp dk- the church fashioned out of a islon and iro utilize to the full iisuiid instruction hnll is j mir- tlie serylces of the dp s themieles t itlt ol improvisation and it i ob- lo maintain a high standard ofuious that much work has gone health the aim is to prevent disunio its construction superimposed in another boiler is coffee substl- tase ns ns curc lt nnd tnia on tllc woo o lnc dltar j a tute the notorious german ersatz tnd the dpaccs doctor inspects kimiin cross which is close in- varicty and nlrcidy milk and sugar i and dnuus tests water s cition icvcus is fashioned out of a high market value in germany these days next to the clothing store is the amenity store where such things as sweets cigarettes toilet soap and raxor blades are kept each dm receives a few items each month i tho voluntary society in this camp a team of the salvation army also gives out a few supplies of clothing and supplementary food to the really needy they help in wel fare matters and organizo serving and cooking classes the dpaccs commander joys they are a real asset tlnd he is very glad of their services t on the welfare side the camp is not too badly off a childrens playground with swings secsaws and roundabouts has been irvipro- vlscd there is a ymvwca room with library magazines chess and mher games whero the unemployed other immigration criteria he then can sit- at tables and while away passes to stifling camp where hie long hours there is a boy customs clearance normally takes scout and glrj guides room and i placeand where hq might work for a large hall m which p stage has twp orthrce woctts before travgj- bcert erected here visiting concert flng on to the embarkation camp parties are housed and f requently ind finally jhe ships operas spch as madame butterfljill iml the barber of seville are performed in improvised costumes by former members of the latvian state opera ther6 is a canteen where beer food and household necessities may be bought by those lucky en tsurh 71 the menu is in the camp once i week and car- are being added ateu breach jam and margarine rlmoutimiu s and a mugm ersatz coffee not much of a meal perhaps but the best that can be done the dining room is a huge room in washed sand gravel delivered to georgetown sand iasyar stone 155 yd pea stone 165 yd mellor construction acton phone 1267m the iiltil tops of beer bottles bur nished like mhci 1 he hangings is a routine mcisuie icainst epi- ne embroidered in baltic sty- demic tvphoid dipthcna and ag- the i mi color lending a glow to ainst epidemic uphu cholera el- iik iuoiii intei 01 candlesticks which tca when neccssar clfnics aud candtlabia ic elaborately cor- 1 tables and loims are laid out in or- for mo special centres for unucd ouj of uood and tho heavy derlv rnw thn nn ft hinnir dltwllfibt c and a compre- mlc is tpicilly baltic- hensne tuberculosis survey uing mtugclhci the atiiioshcrc is one nn kadior u lij uc tnionii othei ol icacc and nitl t u t like balm m ilth iheisiu i i o erilion m the muubkd il a tin ope s s it s icall in ims of buth ikiii t il i outt i v tnd tit ill nits n uit nee of dis ii about iht up then selves isc uid oiht liilti the level of s t have in he timp houses in ilth 1 l i dpc l s ts a whole k nh 1 kill hum i l it i in mil es- j b shields plumbing heating and oil burners eavestroughing phone 550w georgetown harry heuer limited deriy rows the walls arc bleak but the monoton is broken hore and theic b w estonian and lat vian flags thtie is no luxurj but the i inatk t ibli s irt cleanl st rub- bet i fl the v holt impression gi en i i of clem utility plates pot n and nn s will be brought by the dps themselves and by the dooi are tubs of hot wnlcr for washing up t the otht end of the dining room is a milltr kitchen where the children s meals mo pr pared thev e i supi lemcntaiv is uc mil t e food ia theieforc conkerl m p iratch here the c il is much t he nmi but there i f i esli fi uit in nddrtmn i he attw hi o id and jim u i vala ol loeoa w h t else is there m the camp v ell the re is the school and the children look exti tmelv well lit tle blond girls with ribbons and pig- tail wearing lright woollen jump- ci s t closecropped bos they learn in their native language but ui t n it tollll llts we tin t mniediaii i i i idmil i 1 t ilia itr v due fu i n ik a j tli that of the n i i in s in thpl v ir m i it hum mur li it the low of the food h is pro- ik it it wc cd 1 1 ms sit ill i tl iii ii ik i t n i iit and tubt 1 1 ti 1 i t hun inn nn- i stoic diuccs hi it i 1 t of r ri rrr c trr tach tamp- inhabitant iij ervisoi the he te nn is the c4flmtit a clothing ird qn which issues uc iccorded if be ttate of a per on i lathing coujilcd with proof on the card that he or she ha h id no issue foi artoiiirier iblc mine justifies the issue of further garments then english is also taught for a few person is called to the store with week nearly all of them others in a similar plight and issue spent n fortnight in th is ma there is a queue of about ymca summer camp j d a outsicjc vhile where the tents vere pitched on thejit hours hav c worlds inside jsioreman is handing out trousers to banks of a stream in a beautiful the foremost man it is like the part of the country a few miles lrm and fitting out leeruhs at the away at these camps organized community singsong every sunday evening huttonville park sport takes plice and there is campfire in tho evening with com munis singing the ymca pro vides additjonal food from its own resources it is quite obvious that the change has done the children good there is also a kindeigarten and in audit on forty children from the camp ire attending secondary school m a tan p a few miles away the headmaster tolls us that 15 poisons fiom the camp are at a voc ational naming school this is v t important t ow opportunities exist foi the piofcssionally quali fy id dp skilled tradesmen are favoured vocational training also fulfils a useful puiposr as there are train ing t lusts of shoit duration de signed to lefiesh skills which have been dulled through disuse duiuil j quartermaster s store the recipient mutters something in estonian and stretches out his hand to indicate that his trousers nre too big the supervisor an carm sergeant deals with the complaint m time- honoured fashion got a wife haven t mir he sho oi a lii 1 fi it ntl ha en t vou tell ei to knock a bit off the bottom cant vou ov then next i tic estonian undtrmamu not a w oi d but apprt en tts the futility of ii fitment nul hu blj icccpts his tunistis an enti is made on his t lo lung tii i and bumiicmb tontir- turu m cti u iihj look very niuili like the i jieoplc l cciit on i onct 1 1 nifjits w hi ii iiiiiiij itcss in litu ikiifui n ition il tqstumcs i nt i una tha thc have nt f lc hnul it ti staring w i hi c id v io ii bodies cloth- 1 n t iiieie st iped j lib of in i o 1 1 tr i tit i- iiiii th it is a ist nntt tiuh tit li j t isti even i i iliis d iv hi ntl he f ict that flowers for every occasion design work a specialty bonded member tds telegraph delivery service lfowers by wire anywhere in the world norton floral phone j15w georgetown if in the s ore i t onct iviiblc item nt slit lve i niging fi ii i blue to corsets its st itk c nd and v sec evtiv i stacked on n b ittltditss l uli pile has t hi t k a ft w itlllis to ht tin figure on if tht the t i ilc icit ts with i i th hi il h he t it tuns t ilit ii i inism arc tunetiint j uiittlas supjorters of it no tht no normal human blinds caichin for a normal hu man life v ith future security to jiii up tltii thiltlien in freedom ilu come from cver walk of life and iie a tvpual crosssection of their biltic hon elmds then living cptarters aie the bicgtst disappointment in the can p carr icks havothe large dor- mitoiv 4 ol room and unfoitu- n itt 1 tht tamp population consists of several families man more in fact than numbers of rooms con- sequcntlv more than one family mu t t c accommodated in each loon tht camn work services team nas t me its best to afford a little pnvatv b erecting fibre board par titions but materials are in short siipplv and in many rooms all we iind are lough curtains made from blankt ts the general impressiorr is oi oirciowding and when there 4iie small children in the family the dm is appalling if their love of fiecdmii was less than their love of tomfort these people would pack u to orrow and head for home i iki r uch living conditions in the nip ieighboi liness and human chum ue stianud to the utmost md it is m ittor of wonder that hi 1 1 it not moic fights more i n hiiiv and more divorces i ti all this tiic rooms are i k i h nit the di oiderlincss e p head optometrist snd manufacturing optician batteries rob hearing aids e exa scientifically i u st geetces square guelph estshllshejd yeere carpentry new work alterations builtin cabinets shmgung etc work guaranteed albert tost phone 543w jjritefo hjiou8euikj the nnturnl minrrnln in foodn and water sometimmi leave a dark depomt on cooking utensilfl ita eastly removed from aluminum simply use a tnblenpoon of vinegar in tkiluig water herbs natures way to health old english herb co importers snd distributers wm broughton mnvdeek street phone 89m malllris every day throujibout canada memories to honour a lifetime for lifetimes to come monuomnts marktrs moderately priced a card or letter will brine our service to your djrja 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