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PIb the HERALD Wednesday September IMS People on the On The Inside Lets see Doc Williams A borough Saturday night and youve hitched up the buggy arrived In town to do your weekly shopping find take in show Its 11 30 the shows out and perhaps somranc ought to lake a tank at Billys sore go see Dot and away you go Chances are that the Doc in question might Just happen to be Claude V Williams who practised in Georgetown for years beginning In 1912 Those were the days when doctor was expected to be available hours a day seven days a week including Sunday Claude Williams Is a distinguished handsome looking man His hair la silver gray with a matching moustache His ap pearance is as neat as a pin with that certain of dignity His carriage would make many a younger man look twice with a twinge of envy Hi has a smooth almost peaches cream complexion with nary a wrinkle sparked by bright twinkling eyes filled with mirrimint with a quick wit to match all of which belle the fact he is Just two years away from his eightieth birthday Both the limes and medicine have changed a lot since the early days said Williams Back then a doctor might spend a whole afternoon making one or two housccalls People didnt make ap pointments the doctor posted his hours and would see patients until the waiting room was emptied Why I recall one lime in the winter when I had to make a house call out In Terra Ctotta was driving the old Model I made up Hill the steep hill on the with the old car slipping and sliding and I thought I was well on my way till I arrived sleep hill leading down Terra It appeared to be a solid sheet of I went into the old farm and far a board large enough for me and my little block bag Thats right 1 was going slide to the bottom That was the only way I could think of to get there Will wouldn I hear of it He had a horse with corked shoes and we started off in the buggy Thehorsowouldgoa few feet and the buggy would Jack knife right up beside the horses ears The old horse didnt seem mind believe It or not thats how we got to the bottom Like most doctors back then Dr Williams bottled of his own stock medicines People would for the red medicine which was probably cough syrup and the doctor would pour some out from a big gallon jug and cork It People often believed that the Doc a medicine was better than what you got at the drugstore he said with a wide grin Williams was known for his love or children and is as a kind and knowledgeable man lie always kepi up on the latest m el hods and yet he still found lime to teach courses as the Medical Officer of Health a post he held for 30 years that payed the sum of per year Hi recalled that many babies were born norm hough he preferred hospital delivery Tin fee for an obstetric case was iImuI I up he i mother and drove them Brampton Hospital which was then only a concerted house The case room was on second floor and there were no elevators The patient was taken up on stretcher he recalled Dr Williams always had a secret wish to be a pediatrician the chosen field of two of his brothers The Williams were an ex- optional family though Dr Williams modestly insists thai they just did hot- was I i xpected of them Father was a clergyman who was very scholarly and it was just expected that we would be the same he said Of the seven y children in the Williams family Williams has two brothers who ore pediatricians one a dentist another Is on accountant and a sister is a school teacher remember one time when the family g was sitting at the dinner tabic and a knock came at the door and ihc chap wanted to speak to Dr Williams quick wit- if he wanted Soul feet or teeth Weve got them nil he said with a hearty Of his recollections of the old days he remembers a closeknit town Billy Marshal was the Chief of Police of a force of one Bill Marshal There wasnt any crime Dr Williams recalled About the worst thing that would happen was someone might take a beer too many on a Saturday night The Chief would just pat him on the back and suggest that he go home and steep It off and the whole In- lident wnuld be overlooked I dont recall that heiver put anyone in Jail All the emergency medical cases or the very serious ones were sent to or to Toronto to the large hospitals was more popular because It was the closest Pullenls were bundled up and sent away In baggage car after signing a sheet solving the railroad or any responsibility Dr WimnmirerilWhsnrrclimcssent radial car This was an electric rail system that Is rem cm- to run one time which looked and felt llki the old street cars The radial station was where Canada Trust are now and there arc still bits of track to be seen along the old routes Though medicine has changed to this age of the specialist Dr Williams Is glad to see return of importance to the practice of J family mi Though I appreciate the need of specialist I am glad to ice the return In- in a good family practitioner who knows ihc patients background and medical history he said Dr Williams Is remember by many as a humble man kind and distinguished a man who practised medicine tirelessly and with a sense of dedication Since his retirement he and his wife Audrey spend much of their time working on the beautiful gardens that surround their A much deserved rest for a man who Is highly respected and warmly remembered by so many 50th donation Along with the fact that the September blood donor clink was the moat successful clinic to be held in Georgetown a number of gave blood for award winning levels Mr J ORetUy gave the gift of life for his time Mr OReilly received a donation scroll and a pin Dona tort which received a donation pin were Mrs V Knipe Mrs I OUMer Mr Vlsser Mr East and Mrs Corbett Those who received a 10th donation pin were Mrs Milne Mrs C Collier Mrs Edwards Mrs C Mrs J Batt Mrs Smith Mr D V Mr P Duval Mr K Moore Mr Williams Mrs Bouchard Mr Clark Mr J Lindsay and Mr Ferguson Tickets are going fast Field trip Registration The Girl Guides of Canada- Georgetown East will be holding registration for the Girl Guide Company on Monday September at George Kennedy School Registration fees ore to be paid at that lime and all girls must be accompanied by a parent URBAN STUDY students Jennifer Elliot Carol Cathy Boase Ann Susan and Mark Alexander from George Secondary School In North York spent a day studying the town development and growth pattern with teacher Humphreys Then are only tickets for the Credit Valley Conservation Authoritys steam train color tour which will be held on Sunday September and tickets are going fait Passengers will board the train at West Toronto Station before 8 a or at Street- Station before am Engine era 1912 will pull the train north through Brampton to Inglewood where It will take on water at approximately 1000 am Then on up the Caledon Mountain through the Forks of the Credit and across the trestle to Cataract Alton and At Junction the tram will be turned and when it arrives back In the return Journey will begin for photographers and recording enthusiasts will take place at Inglewood Cataract and StreetsviOa In a scenic area along the route Box lunches ana drinks will be available on the concession car and descriptive literature will be supplied when passengers board the train Anyone Interested In ex periencing the event should call Eatons Attractions Ticket Office at or contact Joan Rollings information officer at the Authority at ITS JUST DOWN THE FLORISTS GIFTS 8776901 Mill St JustaFswSttpi East of St Ready for October sale Thirty members attended the September meeting of the Arts and Crafts of Georgetown at the home of Mrs Evelyn Charles on Thursday af ternoon President Dorothy Goodwin paid tribute to Mrs Clark recently named a Justice of the Peace to Mrs Charlotte Ironside first lady chosen to officially open Georgetown Pall Fair and to Mrs Ruth Camplin for being Invited to participate in a gallery exhibition in Bramtpon Regret was expressed at the July passing of Mrs a former member and an ardent weaver The departure of the past president Mrs Helen for her new home at Beach V I Is deemed great loss to the group was ex tended to several members in whose homes there is illness The outdoor luncheon In June the home of Mrs Pat Beer proved to be such an enjoyable occasion that by unanimous approval It is to become an annual event Plana were for the painting and Mrs Pat Beer and Miss Laura October exhibition and sale A dainty but bounteous lunch Treble President Dorothy with demonstrations was served by the hostess Goodwin expressed the scheduled for enamelling on assisted by Mrs Dorothy groups pleasure for the steel mobiles Mrs Ann hospitality enjoyed Choose It TILDENi ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS THE ANNUAL MUNICIPAL ENUMERATION IS UNDER WAY The annual municipal enumeration began on Friday September 1 9 1975 and will continue this week This municipal enumeration is separate and distinct from the recent provincial enumeration which was conducted or the provincial election During the week an enumerator carrying a proper identification card will call at your residence for a few minutes to check basic Information required in determining the allocation of education property taxes between the public and separate school systems the distribution of provincial grants to local governments to help reduce local tax bills the preparation of jurors lists and population information needed for other municipal program The enumerator must record such Information as the name age property status e owner or tenant school support and residency of all members of the household When the enumerator visits please check that the information on the Enumeration Notice is correct If It is not revise it and verify the changes II you are not home a Notice will be left tor you If changes are necessary please make them and mall the Enumeration Notice In the self addressed postage prepaid envelope accompanying the Notice For any additional information please contact the local assessment office 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