Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 13, 1950, p. 5

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v yoiivill be delighted wuh this fragrant tea mi in ii orange pekoe v jr s v t heed this mat iii yob diet ycavbcalib authorities lay occd whole wheal in our diet t cooiaiaa fitml food ctrmrnta and nabisco shredded wheat it aaw from ioo usw wbmi sian eating de licious golden nabisco shredded wheat and milk tomorrow youll love tboae criip coattr bitculr hot or cold mt al way migration miracle the georgetown herald wednesday sept 1 3th 1950 by george murray this lis the ninth of a series ol articles written lor the canadian weekly newspaper association by the editor ol the pletou advocate qenova switzerland tho whole program of the international relu gee organization in resettling war refugees of tho displaced persons tamps of europe counts heavily on the collaboration and assistance of voluntary sfloletiesl- ttie importancetit their work was emphasized by mis marjbrle brad ford of the voluntary societies div ision at iro headqdarters here miss bradford hoili from vancou ver v canadian voluntary organiza tions haye been the instrument through jvhlch it became possible for many of our refugees to go to canada on individual sponsor ships- the stated and throughout the country they are doing a very great deal to help mo with actual reception work to help the refu gees meet unusual hardships or other special difficulties and to help them fit into the llfeof the country canadin organizations have also participated in the field operations either by themselves or as constit uent members of international or ganizations which arc working with iro by agreement in the dp camps these include the catholic immigrant aid society ukrainian canadian relief fund lutheran and other protestant church organ izations working through the luth eran world federation and the world council of churches- the mennonlte organizations through the central mennonlte committee of the united states and canada the canadian jewish congress in cooperation with the american joint distribution committee the canadian ymca and ywca through tho worlds committees of those organizations in canada itself the canadian red cross is one of those actively helping in the reception and for warding to refugees and they have at times also sent supplies into the field areas in the field operations voluntary organizations arc providing many specialist services for the care of children the sick and handicapped and also contdibutine special pro grams for vocational training lan- ruarc training education and cul tural activities and rehabilitation work they ore helping in many ways to prepare refugees for reset tlement and these activities include orientation courses suitably designed in view of the countries to which the refugees vill go voluntary organizations have con tributed a tremendous volume of supplementary relief supplies to meet capital needs among the ref ugees in the camps a substantial proportion of our refugees have secured their emi gration opportunity through the sponsorship of a voluntary organi zation miss bradford explained this work and many welfare services contributed both in our field areas and in countries of resettlement are the important -ser- pari homes brauft thus goes on the vast and com- plex program of the inlernaltbnal refugco organization is perform ing its migration- miracle vice contributions of tho voluntary organizations in addition to that however wo recognize them aa a 4jsass kfijil tremendously important factor inviin ihla fllqisgil the creation of an inrorrnod sym- pathetic public opinion to aid us in the solution of our refugee prob lem these organizations alsoprovcd their usefulness when iro came up against the problem of the hard core lncludfhg- mony displaced personsdlffjfcult to rescttlo- because of- advanced ago blindness or the necessity for institutional care what iro was oblq to accomplish through governments or through headquar ters- action was necessarlly limited but cooperation of voluntary socie ties was bf great assistance so wth these societies support ing their governments arrange ments were made to resettle bbo aged in hornet operated by the little slstersbf the poor in france 250 aged in belgium 300 tubercu lar refugees lr sweden a large number of totally blind in norway thousands of jewish persons in is rael and so on j donald klngsley director general of iro announced the agreement with- the little sisters of tho poor in france these 980 old folk he said constitute the largest single group yet to be taken by any agency or government from the hard core of our 17000 aged and chronic sick who require insti tutional care i cannot praise too highly the spirit of christian char ity which has prompted this order to strain its resources to the utmost to help them mr klngsley pointed out that the men and women who will benefit from the orders assistance have been living in the iro camps in germany arid austria some of them for several years and that all were concerned for their future after iro goes out of existence now he said they will be able to live in tranquility and com fort until the end of their days the directorgeneral especially complimented the order on the fact that their selection was not to be determined on religious grounds the project originated with fa ther edward killion of the vatican migration bureau in geneva who approached the mother superior of the little sisters- of the poor in with a request that she seek for a few members of the hard core one of iros most dif ficult remaining problems the mother superior responded with a call to all of the orders homos throughout franco requesting each to take the maximum number pos sible father braun specially delegated by the order visited germany and austria to make up a selection lis which he took back to paris for approval of the mother superior all these aged will be sixty or more some of thernare married couples but the majority are wid ows or widowers and faced a bleak and lonely existence without friends or relatives they will make new friends in a new environment we think they will like france says father was 95 on monday georgetowns oldest lady mrs anna nielsen celebrated her osth birthday on monday jlrs nlolsen has been a resident of town since 1042 when she came here jo live with her son and daughtcclniaw dr and mrs albert nielsen he enjoys excellent health likes to take long walks writes all her ovo letters arid has retained fill her acuities except her hearing mrs nielsen was bormat sjettand denmarknvk copenhagen and emigrated to the state when jrjie was 22 an excellent cook the found employment in detroit atthe home of mr witt mrs parke of the nowfarneus parkedavis com pany ten years later she married hans c nielsen a school friend in ludlngton michigan where she resided until after his death in 1026 in her younger days she was an octive member of the danish luth eran church and president of the danish sisterhood of which she is the oldest living charter mem- bcr her chief hobbles were look ing after her home and tending a beautiful flower garden in 1941 she sold her home in ludington and resided with her daughter j mrs frank johnson in mcrcod california for a year in 1942 she- travelled alone by train to georgetown at the age of 86 to make her home besides her two children mrs nielsen has three grandchildren and three groatgrandchlldrcn her last grandchild alan mcdonald son of flight lieutenant gordon mcdon ald and his wife lois nielsen who live in ireland celebrates his birth day on the same day as his great grandmother m i travel notes thanksgiving excursions washington new york call at our office for ralfc en apeul bargain thpaltv waahiiurun and de tlc city tor the thankscttuig weekend vbull be surprised at the low coat early reservations are advised travel advisor elmer o thompson insurance service phone 118 mill 8tmat r m tiie 1950 international plowing match winners in both hc horse and tractor esa champions trans atlantic classes at this years in ternational plowing match will be awarded gold medals and a four weeks tour ol the british isles with all exikmiies paid roy shaver president of the ontario plow mens association announced today the mso international matches take place at nottawasaga valley farms in tecuniseh township near alliston october 11 1l and 13th at a special ceremony on october 11th hon v e harris minister of citizenship and immigration will officially open the annual event and tourfclho tented city that will house the latest in equipment and labour saving devices for the far mer premier upslic frost will be the kitcst speaker at a banquet the bee ton community arena on the kith marking the close ol the plowmans classic t second prize winners in the trans atlantic classes which are sponsored by imperial oil will each receive x p0tfov can do more than talk about s canada n men to train as field gunners report rioht awaf to bm leit -c- mm ulfar tv ottawa om n s sr d artbwy paric lafm st mnoston oat n rirnml dsswt c paht dmi mm totonto oat ms 7 piummi daiwt wahauy wnaclu hiw loot london oat j dw nhiajh 10 tj xo ibbbbi aaaavaabbbfsaaasbkai abstsasssavj sasisast aaajaabbasaslakssi aabaavj vasaaay ssssrassssaesssssbjsj sssy bsssssj fjmw ftrevissaassavsjatj wlaw ar in the royal canadian artillery defensively and offenfiively artillery forms a solid backing in the operations of the modern army keeping pace with the tapped- and flexibility of the canadian army it includes airborne and air transportable artillery and many other of the new develop ments of modern warfare theres important work for young men in the royal canadian artillery it calls for young men who are quickthinking and physically fit you am eligible if voit4he 1 a canadian cltlia or british tabct 2 17 to 29 year of age 3 single 4 able to meet army fait reqnlremantt 5 willing to volnntoor for mrvlao asrywliaro go acti vi- sirvi your counts y itysrraiioaenlnacaihidasarrwclsartasfeaviylelwlldafr tk ahaca acalhst aaymslen svarywf army active force vorv eyes examined o t walker oftombtkibt ttlea ever ben telephaga oo at qeorsetown the aacend wednesday altemoon of month mafit st bnmmna rbonk km bsahrrok nature unspoiled ss yours to protect the marsh hawk is common in meadows marsbes and open grasslands with o long tail and long wings he shows a conspicuous white rump- pa teh as he glides low over the bogs he eats mice rats and snakes and should be fully protected yours to enjoy carlings the cmiing breweries limited waterloo ontario f o cln 01ioc j eyes examined glasses fitted repairs simmons jewellfrs j main st georgetown txlxfbonx 0s0 every wednesday 1oj0 ajb to 6 pjn eg opusasilll a u faibhil mo 1061 efunton w teeonts u silver medal and 1s0 in cash twelve other cash prizes will baj awarded in each class the tractor compculon is opeax to all esso champions tractor special winners at ontario plow mens association branch matches unci all plowmen from other prov inces previous tninsauonuc trip winners will not be eligible in the horsedrawn plow class all plowmen who qualified at brands matches after october 15th 1048 may compete gold medal winner in this class in previous years wflt- not be eligible this class is auo open to plowmen from other prov inces in canada during their auexpensepatct trips to the british isles as tho guests ol imperial on the gou medallists will attend a number ot old country plowing matches viatt outstanding- farms and livestock stations and see many historic sidm they will be accompanied by a manager appointed by tha onamo plowmens association tha tssajsr will take about foil waoka aad bv clgdes a short may in maw york city 3 i

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